On: Go vs. Python for a simple web server

[mseepgood]

"Written on Jun 13 2010"

Why are people posting ancient and outdated stuff to Hacker NEWS?

[scott_s → mseepgood]

We regularly post old articles. Not everything we post is "news." However, common practice is to put the year in the title if it's not recent.

[S4M → scott_s]

That is true if the content of the article contains a truth that is not time dependent, or if the article is posted for historical purpose. But this article is comparing one new language against a more established one, so in two years you should expect the new language to evolve significantly. Especially, the problems mentioned in the article about Go may be now fixed. Talking about the Go from 2010 is just not relevant in 2013!

[manojlds → mseepgood]

Hate articles which have the date at the bottom. Had to read the entire stuff to realize it was more than 2 years old.

[saraid216 → manojlds]

When I get suspicious about dated information, I usually make a point of looking for a date, even if it means scrolling down and checking.