A decade-long critique of Go programming language's design flaws
By
ustad
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
A long-time Go critic continues their decade-long critique of the Go programming language, arguing that the language forces developers into bad practices, particularly around error variable scoping. The author expresses frustration that despite known better practices in the programming world, Go was designed with what they consider unnecessary flaws that continue to bother them.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledError variable scope is forced to be wrong
These things about Go are bugging me more and more. Mostly because they're so unnecessary.
The world knew better, and yet Go was created the way it was.
Here's an example of the language forcing you to do the wrong thing.
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