> I don't use Go at all, but from the example above I can tell it is a horribly grotesque language... If you don't us Go at all then you can't tell anything fr

> I don't use Go at all, but from the example above I can tell it is a horribly grotesque language... If you don't us Go at all then you can't tell anything from a single 3 line example. It's like judging an entire Linux distro based solely on a couple of screenshots. What the he'll is going wrong with HN lately that I can't open a programming thread without superficial criticisms from someone who's never actually coded in that particular language, and troll posts about how Java / whatever is better / already supports feature x..... People complain about the zealous attitudes of language fanboys, but honestly I think the dogmatic negativity on HN is becoming a far greater issue. </rant>