Isn't the visitor pattern just a way to implement type switch in languages that don't implement type switch?
That's certainly how I saw it when using C++. Go has a type switch, and so has no need for the visitor pattern, a perfect example of the principle that a design pattern is just a way to work around shortcomings in the language. -rob On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Josh Humphries <jh...@bluegosling.com> wrote: > FWIW, it looks like someone else has gone through this exercise: > https://github.com/tmrts/go-patterns > > ---- > *Josh Humphries* > jh...@bluegosling.com > > On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 12:03 PM, <matthewju...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I’m looking at patterns summarized on Wikipedia from “Design Patterns: >> Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software” and writing out a few as the >> equivalent in Go. >> >> Visitor: https://play.golang.org/p/A5tNzxMmetH >> >> Abstract Factory: https://play.golang.org/p/SWwuX49eysd >> >> Factory Method: https://play.golang.org/p/FRgDBx2CLFf >> >> Facade: https://play.golang.org/p/forPdwy9VCi >> >> Proxy: https://play.golang.org/p/DFWuDPTOzEP >> >> I’m curious how more experienced people rank these and the other patterns. >> >> Matt >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "golang-nuts" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
