[psiclops]

I post this pretty often when the conversation of design choices behind Go comes up. [0] There is definitely a heavy C and Plan 9 influence on it.

[0] https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2012/06/less-is-exponenti...

[im_down_w_otp]

I agree generally with this sentiment. It's probably the biggest reason I have such a hard time falling in love with Elixir. Because Erlang is simpler, despite them being largely interchangeable, and that simplicity is extremely appealing.