> To me, the second is both more charitable, and more in line with what I think Rob Pike's background and experience would have exposed him to. More charitable

> To me, the second is both more charitable, and more in line with what I think Rob Pike's background and experience would have exposed him to. More charitable to Rob Pike, rather than to the person you're in the the middle of a conversation with. Anyway "appeal to authority" is not an argument, it's a religion. Our lord and savior, Rob, knows so much that his design decisions are beyond question.