So much this. Been doing this for 25 years and I loathe magic like Exceptions. I consider Go's explicit error handling a plus. Any editor would let you code ife to generate the error scaffold.
I don't hate generics, but I don't require them either. If the Go guys can make them work well and fit into the language i'd be fine with it, but I don't want them to feel pressured into throwing something out there for the language purists. I doubt they feel pressured. They've been around the block and have as good a sense as any group i've ever seen for what to include in the language.
Go is not the language to use if you want to write clever code, but it's great when you write code for businesses that must run 24x7.
I don't hate generics, but I don't require them either. If the Go guys can make them work well and fit into the language i'd be fine with it, but I don't want them to feel pressured into throwing something out there for the language purists. I doubt they feel pressured. They've been around the block and have as good a sense as any group i've ever seen for what to include in the language.
Go is not the language to use if you want to write clever code, but it's great when you write code for businesses that must run 24x7.