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I'm finally starting to pick up Go and try to formally learn it. It's got a lot of wild features! First language I've used in quite a while that natively supports complex numbers, seems like an interesting choice. The swapped type declaration order is gonna take a while to get used to.

Jake Bailey

@jakebailey.dev

The trick to Go types is that there's no trick; just read them left to right 😀

12/9/25, 3:05 am0 reposts1 like

Cam McHenry

@camchenry.com

12 Sept 2025

Heh, if I never have to apply the spiral rule ever again, it will be too soon.

Jake Bailey

@jakebailey.dev

12 Sept 2025

It's silly but this is one of the things I was most excited by when I first tried Go a decade ago go.dev/blog/declara....

Jake Bailey

@jakebailey.dev

12 Sept 2025

But then again that was when I was teaching architecture and systems programming, so had to teach the spiral rule semester after semester...........

Cam McHenry

@camchenry.com

12 Sept 2025

Oh no, that sounds exhausting. Compared to C, I feel like my brain is already adapting to this style. Having all of the type declarations be extremely uniform is really nice for reducing cognitive load.