Why Go is doomed to succeed

Re:Why Go is doomed to succeed by coldtea on Saturday June 13, 2015 @12:58PM (#9711635)

>Yes, there is more of a learning curve, but I think that's a problem with manual memory management in general. To me, that doesn't mean that the language is "too complex"; rather it means that the space Rust is playing in (and which those other languages are not playing in) is complex.

Yes, that's probably the case (Rust caters to more complex needs). Still makes it more difficult to just "dive into it" like you can with Go or Java or Python etc. Of course it's probably much simpler compared to mastering C++ or getting C right without dangerous bugs.

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Re:Why Go is doomed to succeed by pcwalton on Saturday June 13, 2015 @01:14PM (#9711694)

I agree with all of that. :) I don't think it does Rust any favors to pretend that manual memory management doesn't have cognitive overhead compared to pervasive GC, but at the same time, I don't think that it points to anything wrong with the language; "a safe, modern C++" is just a tough niche to fill, and I think (with the obligatory bias) that Rust did it well.

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Re:Why Go is doomed to succeed by Manishearth on Saturday June 13, 2015 @03:59PM (#9712406)

Precisely. I actually just left a reply on your other comment saying the same :P Oops.

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