Specific criticism: the lack of direction or misdirection (bad goals) leads to changing (or even overriding previous decisions as in the example case of the use

Specific criticism: the lack of direction or misdirection (bad goals) leads to changing (or even overriding previous decisions as in the example case of the use of [] postfix (after the type) placement) reasoning of how & why language is implemented in a certain way. A complex history is not certainly not limited to Go, but a more complicated process makes reading & writing the code an exercise in trying to understand & remember the relevant language history.