> do you think go would have peaked in popularity if there weren't rob-pike-san and google behind it. This is dismissing the fact that Go is the way it is beca

> do you think go would have peaked in popularity if there weren't rob-pike-san and google behind it. This is dismissing the fact that Go is the way it is because of Pike, Griesemer and Thompson and their common design process. You have to go out of your way to not appreciate the inherent simplicity and readability of the language and its minimalist, orthogonal features. But I agree with you on the general sentiment, that a new language needs a lot of convincing. Rightfully so.