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Re:Go(lang): Robust generic functions on slices by kaba0 on Saturday February 24, 2024 @11:20AM (#39492694)
It’s the C tradition, continued.
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Re:Go(lang): Robust generic functions on slices by pjmlp on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:01PM (#39493647)
C versus the systems languages since 1958 (JOVIAL, NEWP, ALGOL, PL/I...), Go versus the languages since Fortran until 2009.
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Re:Go(lang): Robust generic functions on slices by randomdata on Saturday February 24, 2024 @03:42PM (#39494998)
Go would have undoubtedly been called D had the name not already been taken.
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Re:Go(lang): Robust generic functions on slices by omeid2 on Saturday February 24, 2024 @10:58PM (#39497478)
It is not like Go wasn't already taken.

https://github.com/golang/go/issues/9

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