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Don't get me wrong; there is a lot wrong with the computing world. I just don't think this surly rant does much to illuminate the issues. There's a lot wrong w
by enneff 12y ago
Don't get me wrong; there is a lot wrong with the computing world. I just don't think this surly rant does much to illuminate the issues.
There's a lot wrong with his post on Go. It's not even worth reading.
- hardwaresofton 12y agoYep... You were right, the golang post barely made any good points -- it was more about toolchain implementation rather than the language...
- the_why_of_y 12y agoThis post? What specifically do you think is wrong with it? http://dtrace.org/blogs/wesolows/2014/12/29/golang-is-trash/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/wesolows/2014/12/29/golang-is-trash/ Its basic point is that you should be using the "gccgo" implementation of Go, not the "gc" one which is badly NIH'ed. He refrains from pointing out any of the obvious issues with the Go language itself since that is not his area of expertise, so if you're coming from a language background then you won't find the post interesting.
- enneff 12y agoI come from the background of working on the Go project for five years. He really doesn't see the trade offs we made when choosing to base the core Go implementation on the plan 9 tool chain, and seems oblivious to the work already done to alleviate some of his complaints. A poorly researched article with no actual insight at best. At worst, a thinly veiled personal attack against the Go authors.
- justin66 12y agoRuss Cox posted a detailed but not comprehensive response here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8817990 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8817990 HN pretty much ignored it. Perhaps because it wasn't angry or ranty.