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naner
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Go turns three
However, the lack of generics seems like a pretty bad oversight.
The lack of generics was not an oversight but an explicit design decision.
xahrepap
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Do you have a link to a wiki page or blog post or anything that explains why they decided to omit generics?
lbarrow
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http://golang.org/doc/go_faq.html#generics
xahrepap
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Thanks
eternalban
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http://research.swtch.com/generic
sigzero
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Maybe he should have said the lack of generics was a mistake and needs to be corrected?
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The lack of generics was not an oversight but an explicit design decision.