Disagree. Most critiques of Go I've read have been weak. This one was decent. And I say that as a big enjoyer of Go. That said I really wish there was a revamp

Disagree. Most critiques of Go I've read have been weak. This one was decent. And I say that as a big enjoyer of Go. That said I really wish there was a revamp where they did things right in terms of nil, scoping rules etc. However, they've commited to never breaking existing programs (honorable, understandable) so the design space is extremely limited. I prefer dealing with local awkwardness and even excessive verbosity over systemic issues any day.