An argument for this is also that (all ?) languages that use generics use <>. It might make learning just easier for new Go developers that have experience from generics-compatible languages.
Dimas -> Resembling other languages in some ways is not necessarily a bad thing, if the idea behind it makes sense. Le mercredi 17 juin 2020 18:36:10 UTC+2, Charles Crete a écrit : > > Based on the new proposal, having the type parameters as () seems very > confusing, as now 3 things in a row use (): > - Type parameters > - Function parameters/arguments > - Return tuple > > This results in code like (from the draft): > func Stringify(type T Stringer)(s []T) (ret []string) { > for _, v := range s { > ret = append(ret, v.String()) > } > return ret > } > > Instead, using <> similar to other languages, makes it easier to visual > parse: > func Stringify<T Stringer>(s []T) (ret []string) { > for _, v := range s { > ret = append(ret, v.String()) > } > return ret > } > > This can also apply to type definitions: > type Vector<T> []T > > To summarize: > - Having 3 times () in a row makes it confusing to visual parse > - The type keyword is not necessary > - Using <> would make it friendly (and easier to recognize) > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/c524fc34-6d4a-4ae3-8db9-665f48c7b866o%40googlegroups.com.