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I remember this as well. My opinion is that both sides were in the wrong. I think it's a case where the creator is overambitious, and set unrealistic timeline
by axaxs 6y ago
I remember this as well. My opinion is that both sides were in the wrong. I think it's a case where the creator is overambitious, and set unrealistic timelines that obviously weren't met. In response, many called him a scammer/vaporware because he's soliciting donations.
That said, the project kept progressing along and seems to get daily commits, which would be unusual for vaporware.
- higerordermap 6y agoI never mind that creator was ambitious. The problem is he made the claims as if they were implemented, without even knowing about the feasibility of them. The creator of V also seems to lack knowledge of CS fundamentals and apparently thinking he can make a great language by retrofitting "missing features" into Go. The language is an unfunny joke.
- Joker_vD 6y agoWell, I can definitely see why someone would want to add generics and less verbose error handling to Go.
- higerordermap 6y agoThe word is retrofit.
- Joker_vD 6y agoI fail to get the distinction you're trying to make. "To retrofit", to my knowledge, means "to add a part to something that didn't have it originally". Is it supposed to be pejorative?
- kd0amg 6y agoSlightly pejorative in that it suggests a result that's less effective/streamlined/economical/whatever than had the new part been included (or at least accounted for as a possible extension) in the original design.
- delian66 6y agoThe joke is on you. I do use V daily and enjoy it for the most part. You bitch about it on HN, without using it. I find it pretty funny actually.