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0 pointsbenterix2y ago0 comments

> It is a lot easier to pick up than C/C++.

I would say, "it is a lot easier to pick up than C++" as the language specification is much smaller. I wouldn't be so sure about the comparison to C, though.

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usrbinbash2y ago

The fact that Go doesn't have C's macros alone already makes it a lot simpler.

And please don't get me started on writing concurrent code in C.

EnergyAmy2y ago

`//go:generate` is far worse than C's macros

saturn_vk2y ago

That's just a glorified make rule. There's nothing inherently hidden or complex that it generates, unlike macros

majewsky2y ago

I have written Go professionally for close to 10 years. The only time I encountered go:generate is in yacc parsers deep within libraries. A regular Go developer might go for years without realizing that it even exists. Compare this to C macros.

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