3 ms·

> If I had to guess, I’d say the Go gopher suffers from a mild form of autism. > I get the same feeling about the Go language. It feels like it is designed by

> If I had to guess, I’d say the Go gopher suffers from a mild form of autism. > I get the same feeling about the Go language. It feels like it is designed by an obsessive personality — obsessed with build times in particular, but also having an obsession with detail, someone who rarely makes mistakes when writing code, who generally will not run code until it appears to be complete and correct. WTF? Not only is it insulting, it's ignorant. Considering some of the other comments here regarding how "excellent" this article is, it clearly doesn't concern many when casual insults are allowed. No no, let's applaud someone for making casual, racist-like remarks without even questioning it. If this is considered quality, we should be ashamed.

teach 12y ago
As a high school teacher, I work with kids on the autism spectrum all the time, and I don't find his comments offensive. They seem relatively accurate, too.
- jasonlotito 12y ago
  > As a high school teacher As a father of two autistic children, I do. > and I don't find his comments offensive. He's equating look to a disorder. It's like saying "Black man dressed 'street clothes' must be dangerous."
  - teach 12y ago
    I think he's saying "overly concerned with detail, marked lack of eye contact; probably on the autism spectrum." These are literally two of the diagnostic criteria for 299.00 Autism Spectrum Disorder. It seems like you're reading a negative connotation into the "autistic" label that isn't present in the article. Calling the gopher "unsettling" is the biggest insult I can find in what he wrote.
EugeneOZ 12y ago
He need to try run Rust code :)
MBCook 12y ago
I don't find the second part problematic, but I agree completely on the autism remarks. I started reading this article and got to a section titled "Go's Autistic Gopher" (paraphrased) and immediately closed the tab. The author could have used plenty of other adjectives but had to use a medical condition. I didn't bother to read the rest of the article even if it supposed to be entertaining. I didnt feel like sifting through other offensive comments (seems there may not have been others) so I skipped it. Also seems oddly tone deaf given how common ASD seems to be among techies and their immediate family.

teach 12y ago

As a high school teacher, I work with kids on the autism spectrum all the time, and I don't find his comments offensive. They seem relatively accurate, too.

jasonlotito 12y ago
> As a high school teacher As a father of two autistic children, I do. > and I don't find his comments offensive. He's equating look to a disorder. It's like saying "Black man dressed 'street clothes' must be dangerous."
- teach 12y ago
  I think he's saying "overly concerned with detail, marked lack of eye contact; probably on the autism spectrum." These are literally two of the diagnostic criteria for 299.00 Autism Spectrum Disorder. It seems like you're reading a negative connotation into the "autistic" label that isn't present in the article. Calling the gopher "unsettling" is the biggest insult I can find in what he wrote.

EugeneOZ 12y ago

He need to try run Rust code :)

MBCook 12y ago

I don't find the second part problematic, but I agree completely on the autism remarks. I started reading this article and got to a section titled "Go's Autistic Gopher" (paraphrased) and immediately closed the tab. The author could have used plenty of other adjectives but had to use a medical condition. I didn't bother to read the rest of the article even if it supposed to be entertaining. I didnt feel like sifting through other offensive comments (seems there may not have been others) so I skipped it. Also seems oddly tone deaf given how common ASD seems to be among techies and their immediate family.