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> By having a large and coherent standard library Go effectively swept the complexity under the carpet. Which is fine while it lasts. Are you implying that it'
by jstx1 5y ago
> By having a large and coherent standard library Go effectively swept the complexity under the carpet. Which is fine while it lasts.
Are you implying that it's a bad thing? Complex things that are frequently used got abstracted away so they can be easily reused - sounds great to me. Why wouldn't it last?
- lifthrasiir 5y agoIt is not necessarily bad, but a language with a large standard library isn't small. The article prominently features the benefit of small languages, which (I only agree partly but notwithstanding) wouldn't apply to a language with a large standard library no matter the size of the core language. Therefore the article's final claim is invalid, no matter it actually turns out to be true or not.