Rob Pike gave some details and historical footnotes about this and many other decisions during the evolution of Go. http://confreaks.com/videos/3419-gophercon2

Rob Pike gave some details and historical footnotes about this and many other decisions during the evolution of Go. http://confreaks.com/videos/3419-gophercon2014-opening-day-keynote http://confreaks.com/videos/3419-gophercon2014-opening-day-k...