> A lot of things seem to have been added with hindsight to ease migration Or perhaps a lot of things were added because it makes the language easier to write

> A lot of things seem to have been added with hindsight to ease migration Or perhaps a lot of things were added because it makes the language easier to write and read and less prone to failures, when solving real problems. Pragmatism wins, every time. Frankly, Go doesn't seem like a language that would add stuff to ease migration or to simplify for people coming from other backgrounds. > Is this from the original authors? No, random forum posts by seemingly experienced developers.