> "receiver implict this parameter" The parameter is actually quite explicit (un...

> "receiver implict this parameter"

The parameter is actually quite explicit (unlike some other languages).

It would probably help your write up to talk about the difference between (using your example):

  func (r Rectangle) Area() float64 {

and

  func Area(r Rectangle) float64 {

As well as (this is a common rookie mistake):

  func (r Rectangle) SetWidth(w float64) {
    r.Width = w // does nothing

and

  func (r *Rectangle) SetWidth(w float64) {
    r.Width = w

SomeCallMeTim on Sept 12, 2016 [–]

You might want to point to point that (if?) the second example does work? (And that the difference is the *)