Comment by tines
2 hours ago
From another commenter here:
> The post quotes the Go FAQ as saying, "we do not anticipate that Go will ever add generic methods".
2 hours ago
From another commenter here:
> The post quotes the Go FAQ as saying, "we do not anticipate that Go will ever add generic methods".
You keep posting that. Do you understand the difference between that and "we anticipate that Go will never add generic methods"? What they actually said shows epistemic humility and recognizes that they might change their mind.
Hi! I'm a human being that is trying to understand the world and make friends along the way. I see you are too! Pleased to meet you.
You asked the question
> Where did "they" say "we" didn't need generics?
And I (re)posted a quote from them, which sounds to me like, at the time, they believed that "we" Go users didn't need generics.
They may have changed their mind, which is totally fine! But I do think it sounds like the person you were replying to wasn't commenting in bad faith or misunderstanding or fighting a straw man as you posted. Seems like a reasonable interpretation of what the Go devs had said at one point. To each his own though!