Here's another unhelpful error: https://go2goplay.golang.org/p/GDxiXiIIti7
Error: "prog.go2:7:11: all type parameters must be named" Actual problem: the type parameters *were* named, but no constraint was given. func blah[T1, T2](x T1) T2 { // wrong func blah[T1, T2 any](x T1) T2 { // fixed On Tuesday, 5 January 2021 at 16:10:46 UTC Brian Candler wrote: > I don't know if this is expected, but this (bad) program causes the go2go > playground to give "panic: assertion failed" > > https://go2goplay.golang.org/p/VH5SLJNxw3X > > - I think it's the compiler itself that's panicing, not the runtime (since > it doesn't get as far as the next line). > > ---- > > Aside: my general feeling so far is that the error messages given from go > programs which misapply generic syntax can be very unhelpful. Here's one > example: > https://go2goplay.golang.org/p/m9YUDBTWwpA > > Error given: "missing ',' in type argument list" > Actual problem: a constraint was used in a place where it's not allowed > -- 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/68a51f38-31d2-47f8-aef5-631b033ecf60n%40googlegroups.com.