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Re:Go 1.10 Beta 1 is released by ComputerGuru on Friday December 08, 2017 @07:13AM (#15878192)
Yeah, I can see how having features added to your favorite language while remaining fully compatible with the code you write today would warrant such a reaction. I mean, just having them in your language, even if you don’t have to use them is just so horrible.
Re:Go 1.10 Beta 1 is released by Skinney on Friday December 08, 2017 @07:20AM (#15878214)
I think it would be naive to believe that adding generics to Go would have no effect on the stdlib, third party packages, and ultimately how you write Go code.
Re:Go 1.10 Beta 1 is released by JustSomeNobody on Friday December 08, 2017 @09:04AM (#15878653)
I don't have a dog in this hunt, but if a feature is in a language, someone will use it which will mean eventually everyone has to.
Re:Go 1.10 Beta 1 is released by geodel on Friday December 08, 2017 @09:44AM (#15878890)
Well the same is true for multiple languages which will mean not everyone has to use Go. Especially when there are so many interesting languages to choose from.
Re:Go 1.10 Beta 1 is released by baby on Friday December 08, 2017 @09:43AM (#15878887)
What are you saying, you never read other people's code? That's actually my job.
Re:Go 1.10 Beta 1 is released by omginternets on Friday December 08, 2017 @07:22AM (#15878226)
In his defense, just because you don't write generics yourself doesn't mean you don't encounter them.