[jasonpeacock]

Most ppl are trying to solve problems/get work done, not learn how to re-implement functionality already available in libraries. Copy & pasting the API docs lets you focus on solving much harder & more interesting problems.

If you want to learn how computer programs work, you don't have to use existing libraries - you can still implement the functionality yourself.

By your argument (I hate python...it has libraries) any modern & moderately successful language with a large library ecosystem is bad, and you prefer Go precisely because it lacks those libraries?