Remember that Go vs D MQTT thing and how we wondered about dmd vs gdc?

[Paulo Pinto]

Am 17.03.2014 17:16, schrieb Bienlein:
> On Thursday, 6 March 2014 at 17:17:12 UTC, Atila Neves wrote:
>
> There is a thread now on the Go user forum about GoF design patterns in
> Go:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=de#!topic/golang-nuts/3fOIZ1VLn1o
> Reading the comments by Robert Pike (the Go lead developer) is
> insightful. Here is one of them:
>
> "A concrete example: The Visitor Pattern.
>
> This is a clever, subtle pattern that uses subtype inheritance to
> implement a type switch.
>
> Go has type switches, and therefore no need for the Visitor Pattern."
>
> With type switches he means a case switch on types, see
> http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#type_switch
>
> In other words, Go and OOP: Abandon all Hope! From my side the "Go vs D
> MQTT thing" is closed. Go will never develop into any thing than C in a
> modern disguise.
>
> Maybe I now hi-jacked the thread another time. Sorry, but couldn't
> resist. At least I did resist to post a reply in that thread on the Go
> user forum. I think it would be plain useless ...
>

That is no wonder.

If you search the web for references, you will find that Rob Pike very 
much dislikes OOP.

When I jumped into Go as of the language's announcement, was due to the 
language influence of Oberon.

However with time, I came to realize my time is better spent with other 
language communities that enjoy modern features instead of a remake of 
Limbo.

I still check gonuts, every now and then, though. Just don't bother 
posting anything.


--
Paulo