Go is not listed as an OO language on Wikipedia. Personally I think it is OO-like. OO typically has inheritance.
There are also no “class variables” - only package level - which makes some encapsulation patterns harder (every class has to become a package). > On Nov 22, 2022, at 9:06 AM, Matt KØDVB <m...@k0dvb.com> wrote: > > 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. -- 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/8EFF20CB-31CA-44B5-9958-7D08A97C51F4%40ix.netcom.com.