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		jordiburgos on Oct 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things Go needs more than generics Point 1. Totally agree, there must be a way to specify a limited list of values of one type. Point 2. It's not clear what the operator '?' does for a person new to the language. It will introduce confusion. Point 3. Yes, I don't even know why it has to be that way.

VWWHFSfQ on Oct 4, 2021 [–]

> Point 2. It's not clear what the operator '?' does for a person new to the language. It will introduce confusion.

I mean, it's not clear what pretty much anything (except the most basic stuff) does for a person new to the language. Has to be documented, like anything else.

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