There's an explanation in the official Go blog - blog.golang.org/gos-declaration-sy.... Basically they chose that syntax because it's easier to read.
var books [5]string
reads as "declaring a var named books as an array of 5 strings"
That makes sense :)
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There's an explanation in the official Go blog - blog.golang.org/gos-declaration-sy.... Basically they chose that syntax because it's easier to read.
reads as "declaring a var named books as an array of 5 strings"
That makes sense :)