Russ Cox is a g'damn genius. You can spend hours being fascinated by his code and writing: http://research.swtch.com/
Is it just me, or is he really using the equivalent of Forth's CREATE DOES> ...?
Go 1.1 Function Calls
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Re: Go 1.1 Function Calls
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That's a baseless assertion. I'd assume (and I have no insider knowledge) that it's because Google assumes if you have a Google account that you probably want to be logged into it when using Google products. Otherwise it would suck if you tried to do something that requires an account and were told "log in" and then had to refresh the page, potentially losing state. The up-front login avoids some usability issues the…
With some insider knowledge: Because this document is commentable for (some) Googlers, though you don't see the comments on the /pub version that is accessible externally. Docs would rather force you to verify your state (Logged in or anonymous) than having some things 'not work' because you're expecting permissions from login cookies you don't have.
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Re: Go 1.1 Function Calls
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Not only that, he's really helpful on the Golang Google group in answering questions to all programmers, new & old. What really hooked me onto Go was both the helpfulness of the Google group as well as the nice people on #gonuts.
> What really hooked me onto Go was both the helpfulness of the Google group as well as the nice people on #gonuts Same here, which is why I like to idle in the channel when possible (and occasionally answer questions when I can). People often underestimate how much impact the community behind a language has. The Go community has been one of the friendliest, and also one of the most willing to share its knowledge. FY…
I don't think it's accidental that people used to the same about the ruby community.
Re: Go 1.1 Function Calls
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
> What really hooked me onto Go was both the helpfulness of the Google group as well as the nice people on #gonuts Same here, which is why I like to idle in the channel when possible (and occasionally answer questions when I can). People often underestimate how much impact the community behind a language has. The Go community has been one of the friendliest, and also one of the most willing to share its knowledge. FY…
I don't think it's accidental that people used to the same about the ruby community.
I find the Ruby community is still very friendly (maybe I am just reading too much into the past tense of your statement) and I was so delighted when I found out that the Go community was the same.
When reflecting at certain events a few years ago I remember that I was put off from learning because I stumbled upon some hostility within the community (I was just an observer in the incident, but it still affected me). Reading some of the comments made me realise the friendly community and "healthy ecology" of a programming language are very important (Disclaimer: that's my personal experience).