What would you remove from Go? (Go Time #155)
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November 12, 20201h 12m
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Show Notes
When we talk about improving a programming language, we often think about what features we would add. Things like generics in Go, async/away in JS, etc. In this episode we take a different approach and talk about what we would remove from Go to make it better.
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Featuring:
- Daniel Martí – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
- Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
- Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
- Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X
Show Notes:
- Things in Go I Never Use (Mat at Gotham Go)
- Label Breaks in Go
- Go tips and tricks: almost everything about imports
- When Should I Use One Liner if…else Statements in Go?
- The container/list package
- Understanding init in Go
Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!