[AnimalMuppet]

> > Some people judge the language on their ability to get work done with it.

> Really? Safety and correctness aren't relevant for you? Then why even bother with go instead of Python or a Lisp?

A charitable reading of the GP would be that "safety and correctness" would be included in "getting work done", in amounts that are appropriate to the work in question. Your interpretation is... less than charitable.

[LanceH]

Exactly. Go is safe enough. Correctness for most programs is more about making sure it solves the problem correctly, not merely that it guarantees no errors if it runs. That feels like a modern version of "It compiles, I'm done."