The correct answer is actually “yes” because neither classes nor inheritance are necessary or sufficient for “object-oriented” programming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jexEpE7Yv2A Sent from my iPad > On Nov 22, 2022, at 9:02 AM, Ayan George <a...@ayan.net> wrote: > > > > The Go FAQ begins the answer to the question, "Is Go an object-oriented > language," with, "yes and no." > > https://go.dev/doc/faq#Is_Go_an_object-oriented_language > > The section goes on to say that Go has methods but there is no type > hierarchy. I guess those are the yes and no. > > But I feel like programmers bringing their ideas from other less ambiguously > object oriented languages like Java and C++ often have difficulty writing > idiomatic Go. > > If the answer to that question is "yes and no," it'd be less ambiguous to > simply say, "no." And that would be a definitive way of indicating that it > woul be inappropriate to apply many patterns from object oriented languages > to Go -- and to encourage people to accept Go for what it is. > > Since receivers are parameters and one could use methods without using the > method calling syntax at all, I'd suggest we'd classify it as a structured > programming language with methods. > > In either case, is there a way to make the FAQ more clear on this point? > > -ayan > > > > -- > 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/CAPSh2XBozm9bOe-O3SphET3A3wTif%3D0RiV%3D1Bw6GJkgT3wedLA%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/2B1E6084-E6F1-4B21-8ADF-06DA02A56966%40k0dvb.com.
