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Re:Why Go? Use Racket by Dewie on Thursday March 12, 2015 @03:15PM (#9193069)
If using dynamic typing like Python's is being drunk, then at least Go is like being tipsy - not quite sober, but quite functioning.
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Re:Why Go? Use Racket by bkeroack on Thursday March 12, 2015 @04:10PM (#9193493)
Only if you make a habit of using reflection (you shouldn't). Otherwise it's designated driver all the way.
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Re:Why Go? Use Racket by thomasahle on Thursday March 12, 2015 @05:07PM (#9193929)
> Only if you make a habit of using reflection Or type switches. Or nearly anything involving interface{}.
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Re:Why Go? Use Racket by tel on Thursday March 12, 2015 @04:12PM (#9193510)
Tipsy is probably the most dangerous mode. People feel like they can probably still drive when they're just tipsy.
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Re:Why Go? Use Racket by lomnakkus on Thursday March 12, 2015 @05:57PM (#9194220)
No. Drunk driving is much worse. (Yes, people do that -- I mean they actually understand that they are "drunk" and not just "tipsy"... and unfortunately still drive :/.)
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Re:Why Go? Use Racket by tel on Thursday March 12, 2015 @08:43PM (#9195036)
Ah, yeah, I wouldn't want to claim that tipsy driving is worse than flat out drunk driving. I only wanted to suggest that there's higher net risk when it's less dangerous but is perceived to be not dangerous at all.
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