Re:Go is Not Python
by dragonwriter on Thursday June 22, 2017 @06:37PM
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> But honestly speaking, the point raised in this article is fairly trivial. I would not, not learn Go just because there are small differences in the way reference / pointers work.
Nothing in the article suggests not learning Go because of this behavior; the article is warning about a behavior developers coming to Go from Python are, in the author's experience, often bitten by, so that other people taking the same path can avoid making the same mistake.
> When you pick a language for an application, it is your responsibility to use it properly.
Yes, and this article aims to help people coming to Go from Python to do that by pointing out a common pitfall.
Both languages have their strengths. When you pick a language for an application, it is your responsibility to use it properly. Otherwise you will make mistakes and it won't be the fault of the language.