The alternative is the way C++ was handled--for a very long time new stuff would be added to compilers in a non-backwards way and break all your code. This was

The alternative is the way C++ was handled--for a very long time new stuff would be added to compilers in a non-backwards way and break all your code. This was happening pretty much every time you got a compiler update and was very frustrating. "gofix" seems like a pretty good compromise for using the language while it's developing and not having your code break constantly.