i've played around a bit and with haskell and ocaml, very interesting languages. i've seen people do stuff with haskell that's amazing, though more in the realm

i've played around a bit and with haskell and ocaml, very interesting languages. i've seen people do stuff with haskell that's amazing, though more in the realm of almost mathematical exploration than large, end-user software. (maybe there is some, i just haven't run across it.) rust also looks extremely promising (shame about the slow compile times, though that's getting better)). but i wouldn't feel "duped". those are much more ambitious languages than go; they're in a different space. go is simple, easy to learn, small... (a lot what's nice about go is beyond the language too -- the whole ecosystem is just very pleasant to work with.)