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Re:Go Replaces Interface{} with 'Any' by eru on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:09PM (#29561607)
You could separate the semantic version from the PR version.

The PR version doesn't even have to be numeric. You can give them proper names.

Re:Go Replaces Interface{} with 'Any' by mook on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @10:51AM (#29567646)
Didn't Java try that? I believe it was Java 1.5 that was originally marketed as Java 5.

It was confusing.

Re:Go Replaces Interface{} with 'Any' by swagonomixxx on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:01PM (#29561936)
Disagree with this. Most middle managers wouldn't understand the difference. One canonical version is enough, any more and there's just confusion, not enlightenment.
Re:Go Replaces Interface{} with 'Any' by eru on Thursday December 16, 2021 @04:05AM (#29576409)
Ubuntu does pretty well with their funny animal names. Nobody confuses those with the numbers.