> Go is more about software engineering than programming language research. Or to rephrase, it is about language design in the service of software engineering.

> Go is more about software engineering than programming language research. Or to rephrase, it is about language design in the service of software engineering. [1] This isn't suckless philosophy applied for the sole benefit of compiler writers. It's a compiler whose primary customers explicitly include tool developers. [1] https://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.article https://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.article