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		red_admiral on July 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Go generics are not bad Isn't the java problem that (a) the + operator is only defined for some built-in types, and (b) the int/Integer boxing distinction?

throwaway234232 on July 9, 2022 [–]

Right, you can't overload the + operator, and primitives can't be used in generics.

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