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by slantedview 1325 days ago
> Yes, Go maps never shrink. This is good for most use cases in practice.

Why is it that every shortcoming of Go is spun by its advocates into something that is actually a good thing?

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In what languages do maps shrink? You may be surprised.
C# has trim excess but I do t think Java does, ...just the two I checked.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.collecti...

Java HashMap does not shrink.
Sorry that's a typo. don't*
Why is it that haters of go refuse to engage with the actual argument?

Edit: rephrasing your comment “why is it that every time I say something misleading about go people disagree with me?”