This seems more like a list of things developers need to know if they've only ever used python. Go has different syntax and rules than python, but so does C, J

This seems more like a list of things developers need to know if they've only ever used python. Go has different syntax and rules than python, but so does C, Java, Erlang, and so on. I don't get why this is such a surprise. Don't approach a new language assuming you can directly translate from your last language du jour, and you'll be much happier.