> I think that is often down to them not being as general purpose as many people try to claim. Is that the claim actually that they are general purpose, or do

> I think that is often down to them not being as general purpose as many people try to claim. Is that the claim actually that they are general purpose, or do people not understand the claims made? Go has been very explicit that it is designed for systems programming. The Rust camp seems to hold a similar position. "Systems" implies that it is not designed for all tasks. But I'm not sure "systems" is properly understood by a lot of people.