Sam Boyer's side of dep vs go modules story (opens in new tab)

(twitter.com)

1 pointssgnnseven7y ago4 comments

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Russ Cox's side of the story: https://twitter.com/_rsc/status/1022588240501661696

Interesting to see that both sides seemed to have been fighting for what they believed to be a better idea but neither recognized the points where they inadvertently escalated the divisions between them.

st3fan7y ago

I hope at one point we can just move on and forward.

coldtea7y ago

Only if something changes regarding how major external contributions to Go's syntax, API, and tools (e.g. not just someone adding support for a new architecture, anything that requires real decisions and tradeoffs) are received and handled.

Darsstar7y ago

The internet never forgets, unfortunately.

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