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> go1.14.2 includes fixes to cgo, the go command, the runtime, os/exec, and testing packages Nothing interesting in these releases

verdverm 7y ago
Did they fix the import error message? That one has been a PITA on 1.14
- stevekemp 7y ago
  Perhaps you could link to a bug-report, so we don't need to guess what you mean?
  - verdverm 7y ago
    Not sure if there is a bug report, just something we've noticed and talked about in chat Basically the issue is not reporting where an unused import is, just displays package name and "."
    - mrandolph 7y ago
      Are you using dot imports on those packages?
mseepgood 7y ago
That's the point of bugfix releases (x.y.Z).
- shawabawa3 7y ago
  normally when i see new versions on hacker news it's because there's something interesting in the patch notes, just posted that to save others the time of reading through the notes
  - zeeZ 7y ago
    When I see a .0 release I've come to expect a fancy new feature. When there's a minor increase, especially when there's multiple versions mentioned in the same headline, I assume there's a CVE in the patch notes.
throw_m239339 7y ago
There won't be any interesting thing anytime soon due to the strong belief in the "status quo" framed as "stability" in the Go community. The people in the community (thus outside google) like me that wanted (very minor) changes are long gone.
- _JamesA_ 7y ago
  Where did they go and why?
- tmountain 7y ago
  Can you give some examples of minor changes that were rejected outright? Just curious.
  - jonfw 7y ago
    I'm not really involved in the Go community, but I've read a lot of arguments about it's lack of generics. Here's a document I've found that summarizes the discussion- I thought it was a really interesting read given my lack of background in language design - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vrAy9gMpMoS3uaVphB32uVXX4pi-HnNjkMEgyAHX4N4/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vrAy9gMpMoS3uaVphB32uVXX...
    - yiyus 7y ago
      That's as far of a minor change as it can be.
    - garfij 7y ago
      I don't know if I'd qualify the addition of Generics as a "minor change"
- verdverm 7y ago
  Is there something wrong with a stable language? Why is there a need for features that you like from other languages?
  - 7y ago
cauterize 7y ago
Then you've never been bitten by bugs in the runtime. I wait a few point releases (or when I see the runtime bugs stop being fixed) to start using a major version.

verdverm 7y ago

Did they fix the import error message? That one has been a PITA on 1.14

stevekemp 7y ago
Perhaps you could link to a bug-report, so we don't need to guess what you mean?
- verdverm 7y ago
  Not sure if there is a bug report, just something we've noticed and talked about in chat Basically the issue is not reporting where an unused import is, just displays package name and "."
  - mrandolph 7y ago
    Are you using dot imports on those packages?

mseepgood 7y ago

That's the point of bugfix releases (x.y.Z).

shawabawa3 7y ago
normally when i see new versions on hacker news it's because there's something interesting in the patch notes, just posted that to save others the time of reading through the notes
- zeeZ 7y ago
  When I see a .0 release I've come to expect a fancy new feature. When there's a minor increase, especially when there's multiple versions mentioned in the same headline, I assume there's a CVE in the patch notes.

throw_m239339 7y ago

There won't be any interesting thing anytime soon due to the strong belief in the "status quo" framed as "stability" in the Go community. The people in the community (thus outside google) like me that wanted (very minor) changes are long gone.

_JamesA_ 7y ago
Where did they go and why?
tmountain 7y ago
Can you give some examples of minor changes that were rejected outright? Just curious.
- jonfw 7y ago
  I'm not really involved in the Go community, but I've read a lot of arguments about it's lack of generics. Here's a document I've found that summarizes the discussion- I thought it was a really interesting read given my lack of background in language design - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vrAy9gMpMoS3uaVphB32uVXX4pi-HnNjkMEgyAHX4N4/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vrAy9gMpMoS3uaVphB32uVXX...
  - yiyus 7y ago
    That's as far of a minor change as it can be.
  - garfij 7y ago
    I don't know if I'd qualify the addition of Generics as a "minor change"
verdverm 7y ago
Is there something wrong with a stable language? Why is there a need for features that you like from other languages?
- 7y ago

cauterize 7y ago

Then you've never been bitten by bugs in the runtime. I wait a few point releases (or when I see the runtime bugs stop being fixed) to start using a major version.