[jbarham]

One of the 3 original designers of Go is Robert Griesemer, who worked on the Java HotSpot compiler, so I think it's safe to say that the Go team is quite aware of what the JVM can and cannot do.

[bad_user]

So? Is this like an appeal to authority?

[_ak]

Wow, you even manage to put a negative spin on "the whole Go team has an impressive proven track record."

[bad_user]

If that argument is used to defend against arguments of bad design decisions, in spite of years of research by many other well renowned computer scientists that went ignored, then yes.