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Go is my favorite language; it started out seeming unimpressive, but the more I used it the more I came to appreciate it. For me the charm is it's a very simple
by dilap 9y ago
Go is my favorite language; it started out seeming unimpressive, but the more I used it the more I came to appreciate it. For me the charm is it's a very simple yet well-chosen set of features, combined with a very high level of engineering quality. I find myself spending more time solving the problem at hand when using Go than ecosystem or language BS.
My 2-most used languages prior to Go were C++ and Python, for reference. I've played with things like Haskell, but never to a high degree of proficiency. I imagine if you are a fan of fancier, stronger type systems you might find Go unimpressive. (I've also done a lot of personal elisp, as an emacs addict....)