[throwpikerob]

A sad day for Go, the pHDs have won, simplicity has died.

[valyala]

Agreed 100%. https://itnext.io/go-evolves-in-the-wrong-direction-7dfda8a1...

[sdevonoes]

It certainly makes readability of Go code harder.

[EdwardDiego]

If generics replace code generation or hand coding a concrete implementation for specific types or... operating against interface{} and then switching based on runtime type, then I strongly disagree that it makes reading Go code harder, it makes it, IMO, easier.

But that's the thing, it's just IMO.

[Cthulhu_]

It only died if you actually applied it in your own codebase - as with any feature, using it is optional.

[9rx]

Code is written to be read, and typically for other people to read. So, in practice, it is only optional if everyone else agrees to not use it.