[penlightment]

It's the matter of one's opinion, I personally love it. The design has +n years of experience behind it and stands on shoulder of some serious people (yea you already know who they are).

Every language has its own gotchas, and if you are not satisfied with it, coding some Java might help you gain a little perspective.

[oxnrtr]

Coding in Java is outright ok, compared to Go.

Also, you should read the article, it mentions reactions like yours.