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/5029411608631693%40iva7-919bb0034794.qloud-c.yandex.net.
