[AYBABTME]

I think all there's to get from these posts is that:

Presumption: Writing Go code is more fun than C++ code.

Demonstration: You can write performance Go code that's not too far from C++ code.

Result: Cool, here's a more fun than C++ language I can use as a step down the complexity path when I need performance.

Or like tptacek said.

[kybernetyk]

Fun is really very subjective.

[kid0m4n]

One correction:

Presumption: Writing correct Go code is more fun that C++