I'd like to second the notion that the argument "if you don't like them, don't use them," is an invalid argument. Anyone who's been in the game for any length of time knows that more than we'd like, we're repairing someone else's code, as opposed to writing our own from scratch. If there is a bad or confusing way to write Go code, then it will be written that way by some, and we'll all be forced to deal with it.
It seems to me that part of the reason that Go was ever even a necessary experiment was because these other languages were trying to appeal to as many use cases as possible, and the complexity and awkwardness of those languages - as well as their reliance on their programmers to know the "right way" to write in the language - are an unavoidable consequence of succumbing to that temptation. I would channel Antoine de Saint-Exupery in this: “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” I also think saying "If you want a Java-like experience, use Java" is not only not a personal attack, nor an exclusionary statement, it's a perfectly reasonable recommendation. Programming languages are not exclusivity clubs where if you use one, you're excluded from using another. Using the right tool for the job is part of our profession. But I think some people, myself included, find that easier to do when the tools don't all look and function the same way. Having a programming language that is simple, clear, fast, and easy to maintain - even if it's considered not the right tool for the job in every case - is something that I think holds value to us. That might not be something that would be expressed very well in a survey. On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 6:57:47 PM UTC-5 ohir wrote: > > Artur Vianna> you can keep writing your standard Go as it never existed. > > L Godioleskky> those of us who want to ignore them can easily do so > > Nope. You can neither pretend "it never existed" nor "ignore" no part of > the language. > You as a programmer are supposed to read and *understand* a lot of other's > code > before you will start to write your part. > > -- > Wojciech S. Czarnecki > << ^oo^ >> OHIR-RIPE > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/7e0e0b20-9646-43fa-a5ce-331f730c202cn%40googlegroups.com.
