Indeed, further down in the comments (on the article) one of the Go team members pointed this out and the author just called this solution "measurably worse" wi

Indeed, further down in the comments (on the article) one of the Go team members pointed this out and the author just called this solution "measurably worse" without any factual basis. It's a pity that so many seemingly technical articles are littered with bias and unfounded opinions these days...