Re:The Value in Go’s Simplicity
by AnimalMuppet on Sunday November 17, 2019 @12:31AM
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Well, I didn't have the FAQ earlier. I was guessing then.
And I don't see the FAQ as necessarily total vindication of my position. The language team considered sum types; it doesn't mean that Rob Pike did in the initial design. It could be that, after it was kind of mostly formed, they thought about sum types and couldn't find a sensible way to make them fit. Or it could mean that he considered them and rejected them from the beginning. The FAQ isn't specific enough to say.
As for calling you arrogant: You are not the first person who has said, here on HN, that Pike "looked like he didn't know"/"must not have known"/"couldn't have known". Those conversations kind of run together in my mind. As a result, I was hard on you at least in part because others went too far. That's not fair to you, and I apologize.
I also cannot call you arrogant for having an opinion. I also have one - you may have noticed this. ;-)
However, I feel that I should say (and say as gently as I can) that you often sound very harsh on HN. A harsh tone causes many to read your content with less charity than the ideas might deserve. (I am not here trying to defend my interaction in this thread.) And this is not very helpful of me, because if you ask for advise on what, specifically, to change, I'm not sure I can give any. I mention it because you may be unaware of it, and awareness may help.
I can easily see how the previous paragraph could offend you. I am not trying to do so. Forgive me if it causes offense.
And I don't see the FAQ as necessarily total vindication of my position. The language team considered sum types; it doesn't mean that Rob Pike did in the initial design. It could be that, after it was kind of mostly formed, they thought about sum types and couldn't find a sensible way to make them fit. Or it could mean that he considered them and rejected them from the beginning. The FAQ isn't specific enough to say.
As for calling you arrogant: You are not the first person who has said, here on HN, that Pike "looked like he didn't know"/"must not have known"/"couldn't have known". Those conversations kind of run together in my mind. As a result, I was hard on you at least in part because others went too far. That's not fair to you, and I apologize.
I also cannot call you arrogant for having an opinion. I also have one - you may have noticed this. ;-)
However, I feel that I should say (and say as gently as I can) that you often sound very harsh on HN. A harsh tone causes many to read your content with less charity than the ideas might deserve. (I am not here trying to defend my interaction in this thread.) And this is not very helpful of me, because if you ask for advise on what, specifically, to change, I'm not sure I can give any. I mention it because you may be unaware of it, and awareness may help.
I can easily see how the previous paragraph could offend you. I am not trying to do so. Forgive me if it causes offense.