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If you want all features of language X (I doubt we will stop at generics) use language X. Stop trying to make all languages the same.

I work with programmers from OO background (java) and they can't even grasp the utility of functions as value or closures. Every damn "service" has an interface/generated mock and anemic model. They're desperate waiting for generics for go to "complete".

I fear the influx of OO programmers.

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OO !== Generics, at all

I didn't say they're the same. I'm saying people coming from OO complain all the time of lack of generics, inheritance (besides composition) etc.

I teach basic go at my job to help people wanting to migrate, they start the go journey thinking go will do "less" because we don't have all features as their main language. Which reminds me of this phrase:

> 'You cannot reduce the complexity of your problem by increasing the complexity of your language.'

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