[wangii]

yes, you are probably right. i expect any new language to have something ambitious, pronounces unique point of view regarding computing problems. e.g. "everything is a process" Joe Armstrong preaches. maybe Go is too much about performance, refuses to make any bold statement.

[jordandanford]

It doesn't need to make a bold statement, it's about being small and well-designed. Performance wise, C++ is still far ahead, but Go is substantially easier to use.