On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 6:33 PM Wojciech S. Czarnecki <o...@fairbe.org> wrote: > > I'd propose to amend specification so the type parameter identifiers were of > A-Z set, > ie. single uppercase ascii letter. While it is a current convention, it would > be better > to have this convention forced by compiler. First to have an additional cue > "generics here", > second - to close an easy avenue to hide cloudy or malignant constructs in > the source. > > = induced by conversation spotted in other thread:
Personally I think this role would be better played by some sort of linter. Reasonable people can disagree as to the naming style to use for type parameters. Ian > > Carla Pfaff via golang-nuts" <golang-nuts@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> m8il...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Tuesday, 19 January 2021 at 15:39:25 UTC+1 m8il...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > Seems to me that most generics implementations use a capital letter > > > abstracted type syntax that I hate. > > > > This is just a convention and not part of the syntax, which means it's > > irrelevant to the discussion about the proposal. You can easily use > > lowercase letters/identifiers: https://go2goplay.golang.org/p/eWgJSLNTZw8 > > -- > Wojciech S. Czarnecki > << ^oo^ >> OHIR-RIPE > > -- > 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/20210120033232.7492029f%40xmint. -- 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/CAOyqgcW3ZW-TYNFqBAhw%3D9u_VH_C0cHPBr4wQR647FGiofJTXA%40mail.gmail.com.
