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This is from Ian Lance Taylor, a major figure in the development of Go. Taylor was instrumental in bringing generics to the language, this proposal is worth tak
by cratermoon 2y ago
This is from Ian Lance Taylor,
a major figure in the development of Go.
Taylor was instrumental in bringing generics to the language,
this proposal is worth taking seriously.
- 9rx 2y ago> Taylor was instrumental in bringing generics to the language, this proposal is worth taking seriously. He submitted, what, 8 failed generics proposals before Phil Wadler came in to figure out what he was missing? I don't mean to diminish what he has done. He is clearly an important contributor and even those failed proposals were important steps along the way. What I do mean is that judging a proposal based on who it is written by is silly. Imagine if one of those early generics proposals were taken seriously just because of who he is. I expect even he would be unhappy about that outcome in hindsight. The author is irrelevant. If it is a good proposal, it can stand on its own merits.
- jpalawaga 2y agoIt's worth noting that 'taking a proposal seriously' doesn't equate to accepting it.
- cratermoon 2y agoThanks for your insights, they are both penetrating and diffuse.