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Re:Python Is Easy. Go Is Simple. Simple != Easy by packetlost on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:05PM (#38434846)
Most developers are mediocre, so having a language that can match the skill level of the average dev is a win for many situations, no?
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Re:Python Is Easy. Go Is Simple. Simple != Easy by kadoban on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:23PM (#38435122)
No. A better language would make things safer for the average dev.

You don't give the new guy at work the saw with all of the safety features removed. Or maybe you do, but you're not doing it for his benefit at least.

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Re:Python Is Easy. Go Is Simple. Simple != Easy by mostlylurks on Monday November 27, 2023 @01:03PM (#38435720)
A mediocre language is not the same as a language appropriate for developers of mediocre skills. Go could have been made a better language [0] in many ways that would have actually made it easier than it is right now, by avoiding some of the footguns built into the language. This also wouldn't have made the language more prone to being used in a complex manner by metaprogramming enthusiasts and the like. Better often means simpler, not more complex.

[0]: Not that it's not already decent.

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