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by geoffhill 5140 days ago
Probably a much better idea with the gift of hindsight. However, Objective-C is more than 28 years old, and Go is just 3 years old at time of writing. The Go language has changed and continues to change a lot, and tying such a large platform to it before it is ready would make backwards-compatibility a huge concern for Go, and stifle its innovative growth.