In Go, I'm going to avoid using 'any' as an actual type(utcc.utoronto.ca)
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In Go, I'm going to avoid using 'any' as an actual type
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoAvoidingAnyAsAType
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Is there a difference in how or whether 'any' and 'interface{}' preserve static type information?
i.e., if I implement `identity(a) = a` in a generic way, can I still call identity(duck).quack()?
i.e., if I implement `identity(a) = a` in a generic way, can I still call identity(duck).quack()?
yes
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package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
duck := Duck{}
identity(duck).quack()
}
func identity[T any](t T) T {
return t
}
type Duck struct{}
func (d Duck) quack() {
fmt.Println("quack")
}
/*
quack
Program exited.
*/
Jokes aside tho, I agree—the "anything goes" (pun intended) approach in dynamic programming languages is so annoying. Using "any" in a typed language is like "go"ing back to dynamic style, which many already are trying to escape.
Enough puns for today!