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> a simpler, safer fit-for-purpose tool

Generics nothing more or less than a safety feature. Right now code that would use generics instead use the empty interface instead, which is effectively opting out of the type system entirely.

I'm personally ambivalent on whether go adds generics or not but framing a lack of generics as a safety feature is the most absurd thing I've heard today.



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Wow came back to this and my grammar was horrible. Looks like I typed it out, edited, and failed to double check my edits...

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