Re:The State of Go
by enraged_camel on Sunday February 05, 2017 @11:11PM
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>>>> Go, however, is like a Toyota Corolla or a Honda Civic.
>>The only problem with this argument is that everywhere - even in this thread - there are people saying that Go is a joy to program in.
Not sure why it's a "problem". I love driving my 2004 Honda Civic, and prefer it to newer, fancier cars. It's fuel-efficient, drives very well, and has not given me an ounce of trouble. So yeah, the comparison to Go seems very apt.
The only problem with this argument is that everywhere - even in this thread - there are people saying that Go is a joy to program in. It's not lacking magic, it's magical in its own right.
A better car analogy would be that Go is a Lotus Elise. It's nowhere near as powerful as your friend C++'s Mustang or Rusty's McLaren. But to C++ and Rusty's dismay Go's little Elise still gets around a racetrack crazy fast. It may have a smaller engine but it's just taken a really different approach to going fast which works really well. And Go has a much more pleasant time getting to his destination than C++ and Rusty do.