[Fwd: Re: [go-nuts] Re: Generics false dichotomy]

[Paulo Pinto]

On Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 21:52:25 UTC, Araq wrote:
>> The thing here is that those people who are actually using Go 
>> for real
>> problems, are finding ways of using the interface{} construct 
>> to achieve
>> polymorphism for the problems they are solving, Thus the 
>> evidence is
>> building that Go as it is is effective and efficacious without 
>> generics.
>>
>
> The thing here is that those people who are actually using 
> assembler for real problems, are finding ways of using the 
> 'goto' construct to achieve control flow for the problems they 
> are solving. Thus the evidence is
> building that assembler as it is is effective and efficacious 
> without structured control flow mechanims.
>
>
>> The analysis that is missing here is what
>> works and doesn't work with and without generics. We have some 
>> evidence
>> just no final conclusion.
>> 
>
> The analysis that is missing here is what works and doesn't 
> work with and without structured control flow. We have some 
> evidence just no final conclusion.

Nice post! :)