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In practice. But I think this response showcases a particular trend within Go the language and its community: arrogance and insufficient acknowledgement of the
by neonsunset 2y ago
In practice.
But I think this response showcases a particular trend within Go the language and its community: arrogance and insufficient acknowledgement of the outside world. There's myriad languages beyond Java and C++ both of which have rather non-standard "generics" implementation (object erasure and code templating). But, adhering to this trend, it seems Go design decided not to absorb much from the prior art. I know, surely designers of a popular language should know better? That's what conventional wisdom would suggest, and yet here we are.
But hey, I should cheer on - the bolted on approach that will plague Go for the years to come might just help companies realize sooner that Go is frequently a poor choice.
- foldr 2y agoMeh, I couldn't give a stuff about the personality traits of the Go designers. I like the language, which I think is both better and worse for not having followed every modern trend in PL design. I don't know the designers personally. If they are arrogant, so be it.
- hnlmorg 2y agoEvery programming language is frequently a poor choice for somethings and frequently a good choice for others. As someone who’s been writing software for 30 years and in well over a dozen different programming languages, I can tell you that there’s no such thing as a language that doesn’t have any problems. And that’s without even touching on programmers personal preferences.