[philwelch]

Java-style OO is a model where one can and should take the good, dispose of the bad, and improve on what falls in between. Go types and interfaces do a good job of this IMO--like Java classes, Go types can include a defined data structure and methods, but unlike Java classes, there's no inheritance. Like Java interfaces, Go interfaces let you type-check against multiple types that have the same outwards-facing behavior, but unlike Java interfaces, you don't have to actually declare that a type fulfills an interface as you define it. These are all pretty obvious improvements IMO.