Applied Go Go beyond the Go tutorials Home About FAQ Domains Tags Categories Subscribe: https://appliedgo.net/ Jul 14, 2016 · Essay ·  16 minute read Patterns and Paradigms generics · interface · reflection · code generation Share: What are generics? Why are they considered useful? Why does Go have no generics? What shall Gophers use instead? This article examines the nature of generics, and surveys various techniques that can be used to work around the absence of this programming paradigm. summary doc New to Go, and looking for an online video course? I made one for you - see appliedgo.com for details. Learn at your own pace, at the place and time you want. UPDATE: The “…” in the title is meant to be a plain English ellipsis! Big thanks to the readers who have pointed out that “…” in this context can ...