That is definitely the case. The one extremely important part though is that even the standard library source is readable and the documentation is incredible. T

That is definitely the case. The one extremely important part though is that even the standard library source is readable and the documentation is incredible. There are a few books around including on on leanpub (https://leanpub.com/go-thestdlib https://leanpub.com/go-thestdlib). Effective Go (http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html) is a great lesson for syntax also. EDIT: add links