There are many answers for why this won't happen, but one that does not usually get said out loud is that Go is Google's language, not the community's. More pr

There are many answers for why this won't happen, but one that does not usually get said out loud is that Go is Google's language, not the community's. More precisely, its design belongs to a small number of capable people who are on the same page, with regards to a pragmatic, minimal-ish design. This is better than a "benevolent dictator," in that there are some checks and balances. It's also better than design by mass committee from the public.