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> I can't explain it, but I find the language infuriating. It somehow manages to be less expressive, more verbose and more straight up boring than all the other
by reitanqild 4y ago
> I can't explain it, but I find the language infuriating. It somehow manages to be less expressive, more verbose and more straight up boring than all the other options.
I don't hate it like you, I just find it amazingly backwards, and I think I can explain why:
The community has the same persistence as certain teachers when it comes to locking things down and making things harder than necessary for no good reason, all for our own good.
Prime example: announcing a supposedly cutting edge language without generics in 2009, launching version 1.0 without it in 2012, 8 years after notoriously conservative Java got it, then waiting until 2022 before listening, that is some hardcore teacher mentality IMO.
- xmonkee 4y agoYeah, honestly I would respect them more if they never added generics. Still wouldn't use it. I haven't tried go-with-generics but I can't imagine it can be a good addition so late in the game.
- reitanqild 4y agoWas absolutely a brilliant addition to Java. I haven't used Go for years but it was sorely lacking last time. Are you sure you aren't suffering from the Stockholm Syndrome?