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I once overheard a conversation between two colleagues. "I'm not interested in learning Go because it doesn't have many compelling features" "That IS the feat

• theshrike79 6y ago
  Having to build stuff from basic blocks with no hidden magic is the best part in Go. It's SO boring, but also very efficient. Yes, you type more words, but that's why you got the fancy clicky keyboard. You get stuff done and other people can actually understand your code, because there are no hidden gotchas, everything is just as you typed it out. Even the boring and repetitive if err != nil stuff just fades away, but you DO notice if it's missing somewhere.
  • xtracto 6y ago
    In 1999 when I finished my Bsc in Software Eng I loved to do my own tools instead of using stdlib or boost or other C libraries for the same reason. Now I value my time more and I prefer to focus on programming what gives value to the business I am building to.
    • theshrike79 6y ago
      Go isn't _that_ basic =) There are less abstractions to hide the costly operations.