[sirseal]

Go is situated as a better node.js. The entire language appeals to people who come from dynamic language backgrounds: python, ruby, javascript, etc. It is also a language that actively works against clever, intelligent, elegant programmers [1]. Rob Pike himself has stated that Go is intended for unintelligent people [1, 2].

Go is the new Java (<=1.5). It's slightly better....but it's not a language that will grow with you. If you're a serious programmer, you'll easily outstrip the usefulness and expressiveness of Go.They’re not capable of understanding a brilliant language but we want to use them to build good software. So, the lang tl;dr: Go is uage that we give them has to be easy for them to understand and easy to adopt.

[1] http://nomad.so/2015/03/why-gos-design-is-a-disservice-to-in... [2] http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Lang-NEXT/Lang-NEXT-2014/Fro...

[dvirsky]

Easy to pick up and deliver with != intended for unintelligent people. At the end of the day, writing software is minimizing effort vs maximizing impact. If a language takes me there faster in practice and has an easier learning curve so team adoption is easier - I'd pick it. Go is pragmatic, and that's what I like about it. I'd like to see generics in Go, but the "blue collar"/"dumb programmer" argument is just a bit of ad-hominem IMO.

Coming from years of doing both Python/JS and C/C++, Go is a nice balance between the stong points of each camp, and it fits amazingly well in some cases. I hope it will be the new Java, because I love writing in Go and hate writing in Java :)