Go's authors didn't explicitly explain their choice of style, yet they explain why they enforce it: https://golang.org/doc/faq#Is_there_a_Go_programming_style_

Go's authors didn't explicitly explain their choice of style, yet they explain why they enforce it: https://golang.org/doc/faq#Is_there_a_Go_programming_style_guide https://golang.org/doc/faq#Is_there_a_Go_programming_style_g... https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#formatting https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#formatting Style guides are a matter of taste. None is better or worse. Yet, I really don't like discussing about my taste within a team of different tastes. It's like asking someone why he/she'd prefer black coffee over cappuccino. I'd prefer someone (or the language) making a clear decision upon code style and enforcing it rather than ending up with a messy, un-styled code base.