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There's a big misconception that the creators of go didn't want generics. They've stated a number of times that they didn't have a design that they all thought

by chrsig 4y ago

There's a big misconception that the creators of go didn't want generics. They've stated a number of times that they didn't have a design that they all thought was adequate. After several years and attempts at a good enough proposal, Ian Lance Taylor put one out that was able to cross the finish line, and now we have generics.

kcartlidge 4y ago
> They've stated a number of times that they didn't have a design that they all thought was adequate You know what, with all the 'discussions' in recent years about whether Go should have generics I'd actually lost track of that amongst all the noise. Which is irritating, as I do now remember the early conversations about it. Thank you for the reminder.