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Java’s success was built in those days though. Personally I liked the language just fine without those features, Java generics in particular make code a lot les

Java’s success was built in those days though. Personally I liked the language just fine without those features, Java generics in particular make code a lot less readable IMO. This is partly why I like Golang so much, they’ve been focusing on readability. I will agree that Lambdas are better than anonymous inner classes.

checktheorder 7y ago
>This is partly why I like Golang so much, they’ve been focusing on readability. Speaking as someone who's just returned to coding after a two-decade absence (mostly for fun), this is the #1 thing I love about Golang. I can actually read code from very experienced and skilled developers and understand what they'd written. And yet the language itself is highly capable - I don't feel like I'm learning some "beginner" language, but a "real" one that I can use for practical purposes.