What would you remove from Go? (Go Time #155)

When we talk about improving a programming language, we often think about what features we would add. Things like generics in Go, async/away in JS, etc. In this episode we take a different approach and talk about what we would remove from Go to make it better.

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Featuring:

• Daniel Martí – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Things in Go I Never Use (Mat at Gotham Go)
• Label Breaks in Go
• Go tips and tricks: almost everything about imports
• When Should I Use One Liner if…else Statements in Go?
• The container/list package
• Understanding init in Go

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!