Indecent (language) Proposals: Part 2

02/25/21 • 74 min

This is the second part of a discussion about Go language proposals that may or may not make it into the language. Listen to part one as well!

This is the second part of a discussion about Go language proposals that may or may not make it into the language. Listen to part one as well!

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