[nolok]

Now add complex versionning and optional dependancy and dev level dependancy and... You'll get what he means.

Every language starts the way you describe, then needs are added.

[klodolph]

I’ve been a Go programmer for many years now, and I don’t “get what he means”. Am I stupid? Maybe you could elaborate.

What is complex versioning? In Go, you specify a minimum minor version, and breaking changes change the package name & import path (or they’re supposed to). Why would I want complex versioning? The underlying problem that versioning solves is complicated, but that doesn’t mean you benefit from a complex versioning scheme.