[BringTheTanks]

My apps are service-oriented, and every service is in a different language. And for every one of them I and my team ask ourselves "why".

The only one framing the debate so negatively here is you. As a fan of "Go" you should be taking the opportunity to educate people about it.

Instead, I'm left with a bad taste in my mouth. Let's hope this mood is not representative of the Go community.

[Zikes]

> The only one framing the debate so negatively here is you.

"hipsterism" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9394483

"pure tech fashionismo" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9394119

"Hype Driven Development" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9394371

These are the comments driving my responses which are negatively addressing the developer's choice of language, and those are only the ones on this thread. I'm sick of Hacker News trying to make developers feel guilty for using a technology.

I have not argued against anyone asking "why" in regards to what language they feel is best suited to the task at hand. Obviously that question needs asked for any project. I am arguing against everyone whose instant response to "we built X in Go" with "oh god why would you do that" types of "why". There is a distinction in those whys, and if you cannot or will not recognize that distinction then that is your own failing.

I am not involved with or representative of the Go community. I represent only myself.