I am not quite sure I agree with this article. It's like saying that C wont succeed because it lacks every single feature that is available in modern languages

I am not quite sure I agree with this article. It's like saying that C wont succeed because it lacks every single feature that is available in modern languages (I am not talking about C++ and above). Go was designed to create low-level stuff with high-level language and it does not need features beyond that. It has enough features to satisfy some extreme low level tasks. If you want high-level programs then write them in your favourite scripting language. I prefer coffescript due to its expressiveness but I realise that t is not everyone's cup of tee. However, for low-level programming and where I know static compilation and performance is a key, I will go with go. Why? Because it will take me 10 times longer to do it in C. And although I like C, I will not kill myself to use it unless I am really have to. P.S. my company has done some amazing stuff with go, docker, fleet and coreos in a very short time. I have no doubt it would have taken us much more time if we had decided to use something else.