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Go is repeating the billion dollar mistake? (2009)
- flooow 3y agoRegarding recent discussion about null-safety in Go (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38300425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38300425), here is a thread from Go forum in the pre-1.0 days where a user tries to highlight the problem and suggests a solution. I think it is interesting because the user valiantly tries to argue his case but is repeatedly misunderstood (by a core dev, even) and in my view the proposal is not taken seriously. A little example of how small moments from history can have huge implications later on. Choice quote: "It's a bit too soon to tell whether this will actually be a problem".
- mrkeen 3y ago>> don't repeat the null reference mistake > "Go doesn't have references" That's the least generous interpretation/reply I've seen in a while.