lagom

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1. 1.▲
   by lagom 13y ago

   Aside from API, there's a convincing performance argument to have len() return the byte count rather than number of utf8 characters. The implementation of strings in Go is a 2-word struct containing a pointer to the start of the string
2. 2.▲
   by lagom 14y ago

   It's definitely possible to access unallocated memory e.g., // p points to address 1000 p := (*int)(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(1000))) Of course, this is why use of the unsafe package is heavily discouraged.
3. 3.▲
   by lagom 14y ago

   If only Scala compilation weren't so slow. This is a bit off topic, but I find the difference between Scala and Go to exemplify some of the fundamental tradeoffs in the languages. Scala is certainly the more researchy language with an advan
4. 4.▲
   by lagom 14y ago

   I think the contrast between mindfulness and mindlessness is more apt than that of thinking and non-thinking. I consider his call to non-thinking to be more hyperbolic than anything else. I believe the primary goal is really that of focus w