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It was requested by rsc in 2015: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/11193

It was implemented by rsc subsequently, after discussion on the issue: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/75631

I'm not sure what you're trying to insinuate.

I’m not insinuating anything. I’m flat saying this seems like a low value feature. Other higher value features are denied on the basis of unneeded complexity.

I mean, the project lead wanted a feature and then implemented the feature, clearly it had value to him.

The difference is that this feature (ideally) only affects implementation complexity, not interface complexity. It can also be dropped again tomorrow without breaking the world.

This makes it wildly different from language changes, which require a lot more consideration.

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