Re:Go generics may use square brackets [] not parenthesis ()
by shirro on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @10:43PM
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The Google backing and hype kept me away from Go for years. After being stuck with a succession of scripting languages that weren't doing it for me and being frustrated at the time it takes to be as productive in something like c, Go is really the sweet spot of readability, reliability and productivity for me. I think the Google backing may not be as advantageous as some people think. Dart did not become a popular language and would probably have died out if Flutter hadn't come along.
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Re:Go generics may use square brackets [] not parenthesis ()
by pansa2 on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @11:20PM
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Yeah, Go being from Google is not necessarily a good thing. It means the language is under the control of a single company and, what's more, a company that is well-known for giving up on many of its projects.
Re:Go generics may use square brackets [] not parenthesis ()
by dhagz on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:47AM
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And the open-source aspect of Go's development is managed entirely in Google services (the dev mailing list is a Google Group, you can't contribute without a Gmail address...the list is long). Sure it's hosted on GitHub, but the majority of the real conversations are elsewhere.
Re:Go generics may use square brackets [] not parenthesis ()
by Ericson2314 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:23AM
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> frustrated at the time it takes to be as productive in something like c
Don't worry, no is productive in something like c
> After being stuck with a succession of scripting languages that weren't doing it for me
I am saddened yet also consoled everyone that likes Go comes from the scripting languages. That's such a low bar to beat!