If I recall correctly one of the arguments for lack of generic was that they would make more obvious code, hence easier to follow and read. Actually it seems like the lack of generic just make more obvious code, hence more difficult to read.
The other argument was compilation speed, that honestly I cannot complain about.
> If I recall correctly one of the arguments for lack of generic was that they would make more obvious code
I don't believe that is a reason ever articulated by the core team, but a post-hoc justification by apologists. The reason the core team gave was that they had not settled on a design that would fit well with their other goals for the language, and it simply didn't make the short list for 1.0.
If I recall correctly one of the arguments for lack of generic was that they would make more obvious code, hence easier to follow and read. Actually it seems like the lack of generic just make more obvious code, hence more difficult to read.
The other argument was compilation speed, that honestly I cannot complain about.