--- title: Generic methods approved for Go, devs miss other features description: The Go team has approved a proposal for generic methods, reversing a longstanding position that deemed them unnecessary since they cannot implement interfaces.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/generic-methods-approved-for-go-devs-miss-other-features-qixdankxo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Generic methods approved for Go, devs miss other features | daily.dev og:description: The Go team has approved a proposal for generic methods, reversing a longstanding position that deemed them unnecessary since they cannot implement interfaces.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/generic-methods-approved-for-go-devs-miss-other-features-qixdankxo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QIxdAnkxO.png og:image:alt: Generic methods approved for Go, devs miss other features og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Generic methods approved for Go, devs miss other features **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 22 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Go team has approved a proposal for generic methods, reversing a longstanding position that deemed them unnecessary since they cannot implement interfaces. The proposal, from Go co-designer Robert Griesemer, is fully backward-compatible and moves to implementation, though the limitation that generic methods cannot satisfy interfaces remains. Developer reaction is cautiously positive but notes the feature is incomplete. Meanwhile, Go's 2025 developer survey reveals that missing language features are a top-three frustration, with enums, exception handling, and nil pointer safety ranking as bigger community demands than generic methods. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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