[altotrees]

Your comment is pretty much the argument I offer when discussing Go with friends and colleagues who are skeptical of it.

I tell them to think of it as a tool in your arsenal, rather than the toolbox that carries everything you need. You will write far less boilerplate than Java, silly fast for certain network usages,and Goroutines have saved me quite a few headaches.

With that said, it is still pretty new. But it is a great tool to have.