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I think Go's unique selling point is: it's the anti-LISP, the programming language that isn't particularly programmable and you don't miss it, because the built
by JulianMorrison 12y ago
I think Go's unique selling point is: it's the anti-LISP, the programming language that isn't particularly programmable and you don't miss it, because the built-ins are sufficient. As a result, code in Go tends to be far more about solving the problem than is the norm; in most languages, you'd first be solving the language or replacing the stdlib. Concurrency is an example, yes, but so are the HTTP and the TLS libraries.
- threeseed 12y agoI don't really understand what this means. In ALL languages you are going to be spending some time learning, understanding and customising the platform to some extent. Go is no different. I have seen nothing particularly special about Go's standard library apart from having a clean concurrency model.
- mrottenkolber 12y ago> the anti-LISP Agree. It has message passing with a nice thread model, and the engineering seemed sound when I experimented with Go a few years back, but it lacks everything I need in order to actually program.
- 4ydx 12y agoInteresting. It is the polar opposite for me.