oracardo

hace 4 añosdiscuss

Below are my current feelings having worked with it as my primary language over the last 16 months. My previous 7 years of development focused on Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript.

Like:

- Standard Tooling: formatting coverage, dependencies, BIN install, versioning, vendoring all done in Go CLI

- Opinionated, minimal design: often I feel like there are fewer ways to do things in Go than in other languages.

- Readability: fewer operators and minimal language design make it feel easier to ramp up and read most go programs

Dislike:

- Hard to master: some elements are very unintuitive coming from other languages (interfaces). I feel like a lot of content on go.dev is out of date (Effective Go). The Google Style guide is helping to light a path and when they publish Go Tips I think it will get better.

- Too Minimal: in some cases it feels like Go went too far in not building language features (no set, use map[$TYPE]bool instead or map[$TYPE]struct{} for more efficiency but less readable imo)

oracardo

hace 4 añosdiscuss

In my opinion the hardest style rules to accept when trying to use this guide are:

  1. Do not create "assertion libraries" like `assertEqual(x, y)` [1]
  2. Leave testing to the Test function [2]
  3. Intialisms (HTTPURL, IOS, gRPC) [3]
  4. Function formatting [4]

For the record I'm not saying I disagree with these. I just think that folks coming from other languages have a lot of built in muscle memory to do it other ways.

  [1] https://google.github.io/styleguide/go/decisions#assertion-libraries
  [2] https://google.github.io/styleguide/go/best-practices#leave-testing-to-the-test-function
  [3] https://google.github.io/styleguide/go/decisions#initialisms
  [4] https://google.github.io/styleguide/go/decisions#function-formatting

oracardo

hace 4 añosdiscuss

I wanted to undergo a medical treatment but it required me to stay off alcohol for the treatment duration. I wasn't sure if I could do it so I deferred it for a long time. Eventually I worked up the courage and did it for ~10 months.

I started buying 0 calorie fizzy water (Bubly) as my go-to replacement for alcohol. Opening up a can fulfilled part of my prior habit. Swapping one habit for a more healthy variant is one tip.

I was also held accountable by my doctor reviewing my monthly blood test. If I drank alcohol I assumed they would catch it. There are other people that you can ask to hold you accountable like this.

I'm not sure how to get over the self-hatred after a binge. In one respect I think it's healthy in a small dose. But if it's so large that you don't want to restart your sobriety then it's a problem.

oracardo

hace 4 añosdiscuss

The downside is time spent without any memories.

If I could snap my fingers and appear 7 days in the future, my body having experienced a vacation but my mind having no recollection what did I really gain? And at what cost?

oracardo

hace 4 añosdiscuss

The Overstory by Richard Powers: this book changed the way I look at trees. I'll be driving some days and out of nowhere notice a tree and appreciate it. This book inspired me to consider that there is an objective meaning to life.

The Incerto Series by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: where to start...I started reading this series over a decade ago and I still think about it weekly. It can be very dense to get through as I took a lot of notes. But I think it's worth the trouble. One of my favorite chapters is via negativa. This is the concept that it is easier to know what NOT to do than what should be done. Many interested ideas flow out from that when it comes to personal health, public policy, and morality.

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: this book opened up my eyes to a host of mental biases. It's similar to some of Taleb's work but IMO easier to read. My favorite chapter surrounded the idea of the self as your memory vs your experience. Thought experiment: if you could take your dream vacation at no expense but would have no memories or photos/videos of the trip would you do it?

oracardo

hace 4 añosdiscuss

I recently came across the term "hopepunk" which I think fits with your point. There is a line where hopeful, positive stories provide a lot of value before crossing into pandering/boring territory. I wish more modern stories built that up.

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