That's a common thought from anybody who first looks at Go code. But when you play around a little you realise that all these sharp syntax constructions happen

That's a common thought from anybody who first looks at Go code. But when you play around a little you realise that all these sharp syntax constructions happen to increase pragmatism, they are well-thought to make the coder happy. I think that Go syntax falls into something like an uncanny valley —so similar to C-like languages that you instinctively compare it to them but just so different that it feels weird at first. But you'll love it.