Re:Half a decade with Go
by curun1r on Monday November 10, 2014 @11:18PM
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> I find the code is also pleasant to read
This, to me, is what he's missing. On the continuum between readable and expressive, Go falls decidedly on the readable side. If you're working on a project by yourself for 6 months, you might not like Go. But if you work on a team or return to code you wrote 6 months ago and haven't touched since, that's when you'll appreciate Go.
Evaluating languages based on simple solo projects will always favor the more expressive languages, but it's a short-sighted evaluation.
This, to me, is what he's missing. On the continuum between readable and expressive, Go falls decidedly on the readable side. If you're working on a project by yourself for 6 months, you might not like Go. But if you work on a team or return to code you wrote 6 months ago and haven't touched since, that's when you'll appreciate Go.
Evaluating languages based on simple solo projects will always favor the more expressive languages, but it's a short-sighted evaluation.