This snippet from the implementation sheds some light on the origins of Go for me, the mindset from which it's born and why it isn't a language for me.

    interactive := false
    if name == "-" {
        interactive = true
        fd = os.Stdin
    } else {
        interactive = false
        fd, err = os.Open(name)
    }

Or do you think I am reading into it too much?