Backwards compatibility is a mainstay in Go and I don't experience bloat, and, I believe, such goals are a hallmark of good api design. Source: over the last 20

Backwards compatibility is a mainstay in Go and I don't experience bloat, and, I believe, such goals are a hallmark of good api design. Source: over the last 20 years, built several and used many large code bases that have used for years and years that had different teams and individuals regularly committing into them.