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I Don't Like Defer
- bediger4000 2mo agoDecent article. The comparison aspect is great. Two things: 1. Go's *os.File have finalizers that close the underlying file descriptor or handle during garbage collection. See runtime.SetFinalizer 2. I hate that use of defer has become conventional in the Java High Ceremony sense. That is, you must use defer, or "AI" and code reviewers call it out as a mistake. Granted, not deferring is usually a mistake, but not always.
- wedg_ 2mo agoThanks for the feedback! Yeah I thought about going into more detail about finalisers vs destructors, but wanted to keep it relatively brief