Yes it does. You can declare new variables while assigning to old in Go. A very poor design choice imo.
> On Jan 14, 2026, at 10:47 AM, Jan Mercl <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM Robert Engels <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You highlight a very dumb rule of the syntax in my opinion. The mixing of >> new and old declarations with new variables possibly being introduced or old >> ones shadowed. > > It's not dumb because it does not do what you wrote it does. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/01A82FE7-DB1E-49ED-924C-384624492D67%40ix.netcom.com.
