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Specially if they tend to ignore most Go features were already available in the Pascal/Modula/Oberon language family.

They might be new features for all script kids seeing a strong typed compiled language for the first time, but for us old timers, it is a repeating deja-vu.

>Specially if they tend to ignore most Go features were already available in the Pascal/Modula/Oberon language family.

OK, Go is not Oberon/Modula, we got it already man!

Articles with titles containing 'Go' seem to get upvotes simply for including the magic word.

Indeed. Go is awesome, but this article is not. If you seek to learn more about Go, try http://tour.golang.org/#1

This article may not be as interactive as the tour, but I do think it's still a good introduction to the language, written by a Google employee.