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Just because the standard lib of language A is bad doesn't mean every standard lib must be bad. A great standard lib is one of the best things that can happen
by _koko_22_p 5y ago
Just because the standard lib of language A is bad doesn't mean every standard lib must be bad.
A great standard lib is one of the best things that can happen to a language. The advantages are huge when it comes to maintaining a project. It's just that it's really hard to create and maintain a standard lib properly.
The Go team makes once again a remarkable good job here. Other languages might not have the resources or expertice to extend and maintain the language and standard lib as well as they do.
Some people argue that there's something inherently bad having a great standard lib, which is of course not true. These arguements seems mainly an excuse for the thin standard lib of their favorite language ...