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by marcus_holmes 3289 days ago
If think the popularity of Go as a language (despite not having these features) is an argument that they're not actually needed.

If they were really needed, then you'd have significant numbers of people trying Go and then leaving because it isn't expressive enough.

Not that that doesn't happen, but we're seeing the language gain mindshare as more people appreciate the simplicity, partly due to not having these features.