I was thinking this exactly. As an external observer (I don't use go, don't intend to. I do look to it as an interesting example language though) all the vitri

I was thinking this exactly. As an external observer (I don't use go, don't intend to. I do look to it as an interesting example language though) all the vitriol is very puzzling. And you're right, the Go core team does not seem interested in adding generics anytime soon. Personally, and this is my opinion, I find myself wondering if old school hackers like Thompson, Pike, and Fitzpatrick (and others) find themselves not needing generics, or that slice/maps are enough, maybe I should ponder that for a while. Ie do they know something I don't? Edit; or maybe the type of software they're creating with go is different than I as a generics user, am creating?