Sam Boyer's side of dep vs go modules story

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Post by sgnnseven » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 2:23 PM UTC

Sam Boyer's side of dep vs go modules story
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Re: Sam Boyer's side of dep vs go modules story

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Post by sgnnseven » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 2:23 PM UTC

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.

Re: Sam Boyer's side of dep vs go modules story

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Post by st3fan » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 2:36 PM UTC

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

Re: Sam Boyer's side of dep vs go modules story

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Post by Darsstar » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 2:44 PM UTC

st3fan wrote: post #3

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

The internet never forgets, unfortunately.

Re: Sam Boyer's side of dep vs go modules story

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Post by coldtea » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 2:51 PM UTC

st3fan wrote: post #3

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

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.