On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 3:51 AM, Gabriel Aszalos
<gabriel.asza...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The grammar for method expressions has been updated to relax the syntax to
>> allow any type expression as a receiver; this matches what the compilers
>> were already implementing. For example, struct{io.Reader}.Read is a valid,
>> if unusual, method expression that the compilers already accepted and is now
>> permitted by the language grammar.
>
> I am quite curious - what was the reasoning behind this change? Is there a
> thread or an issue anywhere that provides more context? Would love to
> understand the use cases for this and the problem being solved.
https://golang.org/issue/9060.
Ian
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