" If generics gets added to Go, we're opening a very dangerous door, and it will be the downfall of Go because - and Robert Griesemer this is especially addressed to you - what's next then? Seriously, what's next? ... "
.. AI, followed by cryto currency and asexual repoduction On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 5:09:05 AM UTC-5 Martin Hanson wrote: > No polls. It's not a matter of majority rule! > > It's a matter of understanding why generics was left out of Go from the > start, like classes was left out of Go. If we start adding stuff that > the original developers of Go left out by purpose, we're not > understanding the design choices that went into Go, which is exactly > what makes Go unique! > > Go was a major slap in the face to all the hype that has polluted the > programming industry for the past 30-40 years, which is why Go got so > much hate in the beginning from all the hype loving people. > > If you want to add generics to Go, if you want to change how errors are > handled, if you want X, Y or Z feature that Java, C++, or some other > complex language has got, then go use that language! Why are you even > here!? > > The design choices that went into Go was not made randomly, nor were > they made by just anyone. Please understand that the people who > designed Go, and we all know who they are, had/has tons of experience > and the pragmatic approach they took is what make Go stand out so > beautifully! > > If generics gets added to Go, we're opening a very dangerous door, and > it will be the downfall of Go because - and Robert Griesemer this is > especially addressed to you - what's next then? Seriously, what's next? > Let the community decide by majority!? Is that how we design a > professional programming language now? By majority rule?! NO! The > majority is all about hype and shine. > > Adding generics to Go will rip out the spine of the philosophy of Go > and I for one will not be a part of that. I have more than 30 years of > experience in the business and I fully understand why generics and > classes and all the other clutter was left out of Go. > > If generics gets added to Go, we're a big enough part of the community, > that passionately hate that, that we can manage to fork Go - which I > strongly believe will then be the right thing to do! > -- 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/6326efe5-e9c4-48a2-b39c-2ce14897fb9en%40googlegroups.com.
