On: Golang proposal: container/: generic collection types

[woodruffw]

Is there a categorical division between “library builders” and “ordinary code”? That’s not one I’ve heard before.

(I’m aware of the difference between application and library code, but every large codebase I’ve ever worked in is a mixture of both.)

[pstuart → woodruffw]

I'd say library builders are focused on specific capabilities and doing so as cleanly and efficiently as they can.

App builders just want to build stuff and make it work and move on to the next app. Nothing wrong with that but a different mindset and approach.