What Golang Is and Is Not

Re:What Golang Is and Is Not by seagreen on Sunday August 21, 2016 @03:24PM (#12332307)

  As someone who writes Go every day for work, 
  I can't agree that Go is simple.

You may be confusing "simple" with "good". A simple solution to a complex problem may not be a good one. Go can be simple and still not a great solution because it pushes complexity to a higher level.

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Re:What Golang Is and Is Not by vertex-four on Sunday August 21, 2016 @03:45PM (#12332414)

I think there's a difference between "simple" and "simplistic", and people don't often get it.

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Re:What Golang Is and Is Not by gens on Sunday August 21, 2016 @03:53PM (#12332447)

People rarely differentiate "complicated" and "complex". I get the feeling from GO that it was designed for making complex programs.

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Re:What Golang Is and Is Not by codygman on Monday August 22, 2016 @12:16AM (#12334071)

Go handles simple problems well but copy pasting more "simplicity" as complexity scales results in a complex program.

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Re:What Golang Is and Is Not by snaky on Monday August 22, 2016 @11:12AM (#12336868)

I'd say Go defines "simplicity" as "simple to write (good enough to run for non-critical parts)"

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