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I definitely recall the days when it was not uncommon to see members of the Go community speak out against the idea of generics and other type improvements for
by evantbyrne 2mo ago
I definitely recall the days when it was not uncommon to see members of the Go community speak out against the idea of generics and other type improvements for allegedly taking away from the language's simplicity. Thankfully that faction lost that argument or otherwise changed their minds, because I have seen first hand how issues with the type system can hold back larger scale libraries.
- AdieuToLogic 2mo agoA friend of mine years ago told me, "given enough time, every programming language will evolve into a LISP[0]." I laughed at the thought in the moment and now understand the wisdom shared with me. 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)