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by Mr_P 4367 days ago
> If you truly care about speed you'll have different optimizations for int32 and int64.

This is exactly why c++ allows template specialization, and if you don't care for hand-optimizing, you can get both implementations almost for free.

> Depending on who you are working with, the lack of generics is a blessing. Some developers can't restrain themselves and create over-complex abstractions that are used only once.

I can't comment on the competency of your coworkers, but I certainly see how Go could be useful in situations without the kind of performance-constraints which demand a language like c++.