I don't think it is a big surprise. C++ programmers like features that Go does not have. Ruby/Python guys like out of the box performance that Ruby/Python does

I don't think it is a big surprise. C++ programmers like features that Go does not have. Ruby/Python guys like out of the box performance that Ruby/Python does not have. :) A good summary of Go here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9267211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9267211 As a systems language Go is ok, as a business domain language Go is subpar based on the current state of the language. CSP makes Go great for Ruby/Python guys because these features (channels, go routines) solves lots of problems those languages do not have a great solution to.