[typical182]

FWIW, I do remember that quote.

It doesn't seem particularly damning to me, though, especially written by Russ Cox in hindsight. It's almost a truism that if you had spent less time on approaches that didn't pan out and more time on approaches that did eventually pan out, you likely would have arrived at a workable solution sooner.

For example, if the core Go team had spent more time exploring C#-like approaches (as some suggest they should have), it's possible that would have delayed the whole thing.

(btw, consider me a "long time listener, first time caller" -- I pretty much always pause to read your comments while flicking through discussions here, including I appreciate you often bring in historical context, even if I might have a different take, or even if I might have expressed your take differently ;)