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Funny you should pick that example in a sub thread that you started with an assertion that code should be fast from by default. Go’s GC was intentionally slow
by YesThatTom2 4y ago
Funny you should pick that example in a sub thread that you started with an assertion that code should be fast from by default.
Go’s GC was intentionally slow at first. They wanted to get it right THEN make it fast.
No offense but you’re not making a strong case. You’re sounding like an inexperienced coder that hasn’t yet learned that premature optimization is bad.
- atwood22 4y agoJust FYI, Go's GC mantra is "GC latency is an existential threat to Go."
- gpderetta 4y agoFar from it, Go was designed to be optimizable form the start. The GC was obviously not optimal, but the language semantics were such that the GC can be replaced with a better one with relatively minimal disruption. Of course one can't release optimal code from version one, that would be absurd. Also your last sentence is extremely condescending.