> It really is striking to me that it is so popular to dislike Go on HN. A lot of people seem to have to voice their dislike for it instead of just not using the language.
It's normal. After the initial hype 3/4 years ago, developers are taking a harder look at that language and with experience its flaws have become more obvious.
Go type system definitely has problems that aren't addressed by its designers, IMHO limiting its adoption.
> A lot of people seem to have to voice their dislike for it instead of just not using the language.
One can use a language daily while still remaining critical of it. People who don't use Go don't care about Go. Only people using Go will complain about its shortcomings.
A lot of Go issues have actually been addressed in previous languages such as Ada. Ada tasks for instance are close to go-routines and they use the same "select" system to deal with concurrent messages. However, Ada tasks unlike go-routines are "objects" that can be referenced as variable, they also can scheduled by the developer.
There is not a single language out there free of criticism, Go isn't different. So it shouldn't really be striking at all.
It's normal. After the initial hype 3/4 years ago, developers are taking a harder look at that language and with experience its flaws have become more obvious.
Go type system definitely has problems that aren't addressed by its designers, IMHO limiting its adoption.
> A lot of people seem to have to voice their dislike for it instead of just not using the language.
One can use a language daily while still remaining critical of it. People who don't use Go don't care about Go. Only people using Go will complain about its shortcomings.
A lot of Go issues have actually been addressed in previous languages such as Ada. Ada tasks for instance are close to go-routines and they use the same "select" system to deal with concurrent messages. However, Ada tasks unlike go-routines are "objects" that can be referenced as variable, they also can scheduled by the developer.
There is not a single language out there free of criticism, Go isn't different. So it shouldn't really be striking at all.