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I kind of agree with your general point. I just wish the default was something a bit less painful.

• the_gipsy 3y ago
  Go is the new java. Not great, but not so painful.
• jwhiles 3y ago
  There's two main groups on hacker news. The people who think Go and Java are the only reasonable languages, and the people who think Rust and TypeScript are the only reasonable languages.
  • glogla 3y ago
    You forgot the people who love SQL and people who hate SQL.
    • dehrmann 3y ago
      How one feels about SQL is moot because it isn't really a choice. Same for shell and client-side Javascript.
      • glogla 3y ago
        Yes, but people will still not stop complaining and arguing about all of those.
  • Mawr 3y ago
    You'd think so, but from what I've seen, the overlap between enjoyers of Go and Java is tiny. The languages may occupy the same niche, but their design philosophies are at opposite ends of the spectrum.