3.5 Years, 500k Lines of Go
This entire piece sounds like the Blub Paradox made real.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;paulgraham.com&#x2F;avg.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;paulgraham.com&#x2F;avg.html</a><p>It&#x27;s written with knocking down a very specific set of straw men in mind, but rather carefully avoids coming anywhere close to addressing the legitimate criticisms of Go as a language. One of the things that&#x27;s most irritating about Go enthusiasts is the way they try to close ranks on legitimate critique and reframe their language&#x27;s warts as &quot;simplicity&quot;.<p>Also: 20 bonus blub points for pulling the old &#x27;I don&#x27;t need generics, therefore NOBODY does&#x27; gambit.