[stock_toaster]

  >  The biggest benefits over python/ruby are static typing and that it is compiled.

I find channels, interfaces, and attaching functions to data (as apposed to attaching methods and data to objects) rather compelling features personally.

[ssmall]

If I'm not mistaken, ruby and python both offer similar ideas. I've only used both passingly

[drivebyacct2]

Not to be a jerk and I'm no expert in ruby (or much python for that matter), I don't think they do, at all really. At least no go-style interfaces or channels.