I think it's because metaprogramming/macros is a thing Go doesn't have that very many other languages have. Whether the Java/.NET way, the LISP way or the Pytho

I think it's because metaprogramming/macros is a thing Go doesn't have that very many other languages have. Whether the Java/.NET way, the LISP way or the Python way -- most languages have ways of making DSLs and metaprogramming etc in more flexible ways than Go. I wish Go just got something like Lisp macros that could work compile-time only. Running macros at run-time isn't really the big deal, but generating code in the same language and context as the normal code is a big deal. Adding generics really doesn't help much here..