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It feels extremely strange to see Go described as a "hype" language. It was somewhat hyped around seven years ago, which is when I started using it almost exclu

It feels extremely strange to see Go described as a "hype" language. It was somewhat hyped around seven years ago, which is when I started using it almost exclusively. Before that, it had a strong hype peak about fourteen or fifteen years ago, just after it was born. However, it's not a young language any more. At this point I would actually submit the opposite criticism: it is a mature language which is perhaps starting to suffer from middle-aged spread, as the bored maintainers start to stuff in more features which the language doesn't genuinely need. (Example: Iterators. Sure they're nice, but does the language really need them?) If anything, I would say it's going more the way of Java than Rust or Node.

kaba0 2y ago
Count the number of posts with Go in the title, vs any other programming language. It easily beats out everything both here and on lobsters.
- gnfargbl 2y ago
  Well, it's a very usable language which is strongly typed (by any layman's definition), easy to pick up, easy to get stuff done in, relatively easy to live with and easy to maintain. If it's hyped then it's only in the same way The Beatles and Pizza are hyped.
  - markusw 2y ago
    I like that! Go is basically pizza! :D
- kjksf 2y ago
  Maybe, but 80% of those are complains of some sort. That's the opposite of hype.
- cy_hauser 2y ago
  I did this about 1-1/2 years ago and just reran the numbers. Today: "written|built in Rust" 1113 (1036|77) "written|built in Go/Golang" 1050 (889|25) / (119|17) "written|built in Python": 452 (422|30) "written|built in Javascript/JS" 286 (233|14) / (34|5) "written|built in Java" 115 (109|6) "written|built in TypeScript" 97 (89|8) "written|built in C#" 46 (43|3) "written|built in Stone" 13 (13|0) Feb 2023 "written|built in Go/Golang" 918 (792|17) / (102|7) "written|built in Rust" 832 (790|42) "written|built in Python": 390 (364|26) "written|built in Javascript/JS" 269 (220|14) / (32|3) "written|built in Java" 107 (101|6) "written|built in TypeScript" 66 (61|5) "written|built in C#" 41 (38|3) "written|built in Stone" 10 (10|0)

kaba0 2y ago

Count the number of posts with Go in the title, vs any other programming language. It easily beats out everything both here and on lobsters.

gnfargbl 2y ago
Well, it's a very usable language which is strongly typed (by any layman's definition), easy to pick up, easy to get stuff done in, relatively easy to live with and easy to maintain. If it's hyped then it's only in the same way The Beatles and Pizza are hyped.
- markusw 2y ago
  I like that! Go is basically pizza! :D
kjksf 2y ago
Maybe, but 80% of those are complains of some sort. That's the opposite of hype.
cy_hauser 2y ago
I did this about 1-1/2 years ago and just reran the numbers. Today: "written|built in Rust" 1113 (1036|77) "written|built in Go/Golang" 1050 (889|25) / (119|17) "written|built in Python": 452 (422|30) "written|built in Javascript/JS" 286 (233|14) / (34|5) "written|built in Java" 115 (109|6) "written|built in TypeScript" 97 (89|8) "written|built in C#" 46 (43|3) "written|built in Stone" 13 (13|0) Feb 2023 "written|built in Go/Golang" 918 (792|17) / (102|7) "written|built in Rust" 832 (790|42) "written|built in Python": 390 (364|26) "written|built in Javascript/JS" 269 (220|14) / (32|3) "written|built in Java" 107 (101|6) "written|built in TypeScript" 66 (61|5) "written|built in C#" 41 (38|3) "written|built in Stone" 10 (10|0)