Yes, if you are serious about backwards compat then you pay that cost and perhap... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		account42 on Nov 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making a Go program faster with a one-character ch... Yes, if you are serious about backwards compat then you pay that cost and perhaps add a separate function that is faster for callers to opt into.

karmakaze on Nov 15, 2022 [–]

Effectively deprecating the old one and recommending the new one being a way to smoothly 'fix' an API.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact