I had the exact same thought. On top of that, the fact that he did this before the post on Rust is strange. Why publish them out of order? Reading this first wo

I had the exact same thought. On top of that, the fact that he did this before the post on Rust is strange. Why publish them out of order? Reading this first would have made it clear that he already had a strong bias towards Go, and also would have showed the Rust community what it was in detail that he liked in Go, so as not to have inflamed so many who love Rust. It seems at this point clear to me, that the previous Rust piece was written out of sheer frustration, and that the entire period while "learning" Rust he really wanted to be writing in Go, which he had already found to enjoy. This is understandable, but creates a clear bias; which is completely fine, but would have been nicer to see this for that reason. Everyone's experiences are going to lead them in different directions. I learned Go, decided it was missing features that I really wanted, and that's when I decided to learn Rust. That was a decision driven as much from comfort with a language as it was technical. Which brings me back to his original Rust post, it was written as though comparing two languages on their technical merit, when in reality (after reading this post) it was really about comfort. Again this is fine, and would have been clearer if posted in the original order.