The Next Step for Generics

Re:The Next Step for Generics by totalperspectiv on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @05:19PM (#23544305)

I agree with the spirit of what you are saying, but I'd nit pick and say that lack of generics and presence of implicit null types make Go not simple and not practical over other options in the same space.

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Re:The Next Step for Generics by geodel on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:13PM (#23547337)

As someone using Java which has null and hardly using any generics even though they are available in Java. I find Java immensely practical with huge number of libraries and other facilities of ecosystem.

Seems you are of the opinion if you do not find something practical no one else can.

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Re:The Next Step for Generics by kortex on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:42PM (#23547505)

And I find go immensely practical and Java immensely impractical. But I see its value. It's almost like we have different languages because people are myriad :)

Problem-space and learning styles play a huge role.

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Re:The Next Step for Generics by geodel on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:00PM (#23557288)

Having seen Java shortcomings up and close I can totally understand that. It is just that some folks think their subjective opinion about programing are some universal objective truths.

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