> Why am I using a language with pointers if it doesn't care about being fast? I think there's a big difference between 'I dont care about speed' and 'fast eno

> Why am I using a language with pointers if it doesn't care about being fast? I think there's a big difference between 'I dont care about speed' and 'fast enough'. Go sits pretty firmly in the 'fast enough' category for a lot of people, but of course if you lose sight of speed concerns entirely it'll quickly slow down and then won't be fast enough for a lot of people.