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Re:The Value in Go’s Simplicity by dnautics on Saturday November 16, 2019 @01:34PM (#21554163)
You don't know that the word "great" in this case doesn't mean "simple, elegant, and as minimally abstracted as necessary"
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Re:The Value in Go’s Simplicity by _ph_ on Sunday November 17, 2019 @04:00AM (#21557139)
It might not have been the intention of the original poster, but "great" to me implies pretty much the opposite of minimal abstractions. But perhaps I am just burnt by experience :)
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