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Re:Go: Support for Generic Methods by someone_19 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @03:02AM (#48305597)
You already have iota. Type safety is not needed by design:

> Go intentionally has a weak type system... Go in general encourages programming by writing code rather than programming by writing types...

https://github.com/golang/go/issues/29649#issuecomment-45482...

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Re:Go: Support for Generic Methods by MrBuddyCasino on Thursday May 28, 2026 @03:14AM (#48305692)
Theres a whole universe between proper enums and go becoming Ada. Same with null safety.
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Re:Go: Support for Generic Methods by someone_19 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @03:59AM (#48306012)
Ada is the lost knowledge of a past, more advanced civilization.
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Re:Go: Support for Generic Methods by pjmlp on Thursday May 28, 2026 @06:05AM (#48306858)
Thankfully not everyone has forgotten.

https://www.adacore.com/case-studies/nvidia-adoption-of-spar...

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