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When there is no type hierarchy you don't have to manage the type hierarchy.

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Rob Pike
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 1
Computer Scientist
Engineer
Programmer
Software Engineer
Writer
Dominion of Canada
Robert C. Pike
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