Yes, I'd write that code in C++ in a single like if I could. At the moment it's not quite possible, but in C++17 and with ranges library the expressiveness of

Yes, I'd write that code in C++ in a single like if I could. At the moment it's not quite possible, but in C++17 and with ranges library the expressiveness of C++ will get quite close to the expressiveness of Python. It's not "cleverness", but rather the ability to express the intent as succinctly and clearly as possible. Higher level languages allow you to do that, lower level languages don't. Obviously, Go is not a very high level language because it forces you to write explicit loops instead of using comprehensions or functional algorithms. Loop is a primitive concept. All other factors being equal (i.e. performance) you should always prefer comprehensions or algorithms over explicit loops.