>> Because of this, Go developers lean on the standard library more than many other communities and generally hold it in high regard. > [...] Compared to JS an

>> Because of this, Go developers lean on the standard library more than many other communities and generally hold it in high regard. > [...] Compared to JS and C/C++ this is accurate, but .NET, Java, PHP, Python this is the normal case. This is not my experience with Python, and even less for PHP. There are too many dark corners in the standard libraries of these languages to hold them in high respect. The standard library of PHP is an inconsistent mess, with many documentation holes. For instance, there are several ways to send HTTP queries using the PHP STL. Apart from very basic needs, the usual way is through the libCURL integrated into the STL. Unfortunately this library is just a port from C, far from a native syntax and barely documented. For any advanced usage, the developer has to read the C documentation, or switch to a non-standard library.