I don’t think it matters, since when writing the generic code using methods the
author has strict control over the precedence.
Also, for equality testing, the signature would be bool Equals(interface{})
with required casting. Without looking for flames, this is how Java does it and
it’s never been a problem. You could go farther and define bool T.Equality(T)
and have Equals defer to that when the type casts pass, or have the compiler
perform the check and make the call.
So I’m not sure of the problem.
> On Oct 19, 2018, at 7:59 AM, Lucio <lucio.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, 18 October 2018 21:51:35 UTC+2, robert engels wrote:
>> I guess I don’t understand the problem with using “method names” e.g. Less()
>> in generic code - yes it is a little more verbose - but it avoids the
>> traditional problems with operator overloading leading to obtuse code.
>>
> The issue that has not been raised yet, but is bound to come up, is that
> operators compose into expressions whereas methods have a much simpler, much
> more restrictive composition paradigm. Add operator precedence to the mix and
> stand well back.
>
> I frankly prefer methods to operators, but the need here is to retain the
> features of operators within generics and that means dealing with precedence
> as well as conversion, not just within the arithmetic realm, but specially
> across the operation, like when == transforms practically any compatible
> operands to a boolean result.
>
> Just adding my two cents of accelerant to a flammable mixture. Feel free to
> point out, if applicable, that I'm off topic and, specially instructive, why.
> But make it simple, there has been quite a bit written here I don't think
> I'll ever get my head around.
>
> Lucio.
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