I like the simplicity of the language. What I did not like was the complete denial of functional patterns for problem solving. The language has first class functions but language's "best practices" and the core library are imperative and all 3rd party libraries (rightly) follow suit.

I appreciate that the language designers had a specific vision for their language. I have much respect for them. They have a lot of experience and expertise. I prefer functional patterns so I decided to discontinue go and learn a different language.