> but I believe fragmenting the community has almost always led to the overall downfall of a language I'd argue the opposite. Most programming languages that t

> but I believe fragmenting the community has almost always led to the overall downfall of a language I'd argue the opposite. Most programming languages that truly thrive have multiple independent implementations. Go always (1.0+) had multiple implementations and for some of us this was a factor in accepting it as a serious contender. Fragmentation is not a concern as long as the language and standard library remain well defined. The more the merrier. (I'm not arguing for trying to wrestle control from the current team, I think they are doing a fine job. Only meant to address the fragmentation thing)