I think a lot of us miss the Go point.
There is nothing special about Go. It's simple and just works.
Every time I used Go for a project it just worked. No fuss. With very little effort. And that's the point.
There is nothing special about Go. It's simple and just works.
Every time I used Go for a project it just worked. No fuss. With very little effort. And that's the point.
Go is interesting as a replacement for a scripting language, perhaps. But it seems very lacking in many other areas. All of the points in the article, plus what libraries are available.
I think some of it could be explained by it being a young language, but if that's the case, why is it getting the adoption it has so far? Just because it came from Google?
Go is the poster child for Worse is Better. It's ugly, inconsistent, feels naughty at times (all those copy-pastes ! It's so un-DRY !) but it gets shit done.