I am both bemused and empathetic for those who keep having this realization with Go. It is like an abusive relationship and people stay in it too long before realizing it is not going to get any better.
I took a look early on at Go. I tinkered with it and decided it would not work for me.
It lacked a lot of things that any new language should have, given the lessons learned in language design over the last few decades. It was clearly the result of a lot of NIH syndrome. It was built by Plan 9 guys to solve their problems on their preferred platform. For their purpose, I am sure it works just fine and is very comfortable for them. To expect it to be adapted to other kinds of problems and platforms is just wishful thinking.
For years, I have been hearing that Go will get generics and that it will be easy to add and use. I was working with Java before and after generics and saw what a mess it made to not design it in from the beginning. This made me skeptical that Go with generics would be as good as it could be. Now Go finally has generics and many are not happy. This should not be surprising.
This is why I see it as an abusive relationship. That partner you are so fond of is not going to change. Accept that and stay or move on.
I took a look early on at Go. I tinkered with it and decided it would not work for me.
It lacked a lot of things that any new language should have, given the lessons learned in language design over the last few decades. It was clearly the result of a lot of NIH syndrome. It was built by Plan 9 guys to solve their problems on their preferred platform. For their purpose, I am sure it works just fine and is very comfortable for them. To expect it to be adapted to other kinds of problems and platforms is just wishful thinking.
For years, I have been hearing that Go will get generics and that it will be easy to add and use. I was working with Java before and after generics and saw what a mess it made to not design it in from the beginning. This made me skeptical that Go with generics would be as good as it could be. Now Go finally has generics and many are not happy. This should not be surprising.
This is why I see it as an abusive relationship. That partner you are so fond of is not going to change. Accept that and stay or move on.