> "My understanding is that they always planned to have generics, they just didn't make 1.0 and now the Go community has sort of adopted the lack of them like a

> "My understanding is that they always planned to have generics, they just didn't make 1.0 and now the Go community has sort of adopted the lack of them like a badge of honor." As soon as Go adopts generics the community will turn on a dime and pretend they always loved generics (and perhaps even invented them.) That's how these sort of things typically play out. See also, copy/paste on iphones. When only android had it, copy/paste was a misfeature for idiots. When iOS implemented it, copy/paste became the best thing since sliced bread.