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Re:Functional Programming in Go with Generics by munificent on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:43PM (#27305096)
> When is a programming language done regarding the pain it was meant to solve?

It's hard to imagine that a language can be "done" when the problems being solved with it keep changing and we keep discovering new techniques for solving them.

When is automotive design done? Farming?

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Re:Functional Programming in Go with Generics by goatlover on Friday May 28, 2021 @03:08PM (#27319287)
Then why not just use C++ since it’s already accumulated all the features?
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Re:Functional Programming in Go with Generics by munificent on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @03:37PM (#27360114)
The absence of features is often one of the greatest values a tool can have.

Features that you don't use carry a cognitive load, increase the number of choices you have to make, and reduce the usability of other features that they have to be disambiguated with.

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