*   <li>A {@code Range} is serializable if it has no bounds, or if each bound is serializable.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Further reading</h3>
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/RangesExplained">{@code Range}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Gregory Kick
 * @since 10.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@code double} primitives, that are not already found in
 * either {@link Double} or {@link Arrays}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/PrimitivesExplained">primitive utilities</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 1.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 * {@link Comparable} class specification. Otherwise, the resulting multiset will violate the {@link
 * java.util.Collection} contract, which is specified in terms of {@link Object#equals}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#multiset">{@code Multiset}</a>.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 * {@code HashBiMap} and its inverse are both serializable.
 *
 * <p>This implementation guarantees insertion-based iteration order of its keys.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#bimap">{@code BiMap} </a>.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @author Mike Bostock
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 * {@link Comparable} class specification. Otherwise, the resulting multiset will violate the {@link
 * java.util.Collection} contract, which is specified in terms of {@link Object#equals}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#multiset">{@code Multiset}</a>.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

import java.util.stream.Collector;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides static utility methods for creating and working with {@link Multiset} instances.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#multisets">{@code
 * Multisets}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Mike Bostock
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 2.0

import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@code int} primitives, that are not already found in either
 * {@link Integer} or {@link Arrays}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/PrimitivesExplained">primitive utilities</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 1.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public final class Ints extends IntsMethodsForWeb {

import java.util.stream.Collector;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides static utility methods for creating and working with {@link Multiset} instances.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#multisets">{@code
 * Multisets}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Mike Bostock
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 2.0

 * <i>if and only if</i> {@code a.equals(b)}. If this advice is not followed, the resulting
 * collection will not correctly obey its specification.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained">immutable collections</a>.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 12.0
 */
@GwtIncompatible // hasn't been tested yet

---
title: "Go, Backwards Compatibility, and GODEBUG"
layout: article
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## Introduction {#intro}

Go's emphasis on backwards compatibility is one of its key strengths.
There are, however, times when we cannot maintain complete compatibility.