Saying that dep and prior art has been ignored or not "looked into" is unfair. Russ is very clear about where dep and similar tools fall short of a perfect solution. Not only that, but Google has contracted Sam to help with vgo, since he presumably has the most Go experience in the matter.
I'm sure it's disheartening for people who worked on dep. I've had a great experience with it too, especially after the .4.1 release.
While not everyone agrees, one of my favorite things about Go is that every decision is well thought out in terms of its effects on the entire ecosystem. Just because some other language or toolset does something isn't a good enough reason to force it into Go. I trust the overlords, they've been good to me so far. :)
I'm sure it's disheartening for people who worked on dep. I've had a great experience with it too, especially after the .4.1 release.
While not everyone agrees, one of my favorite things about Go is that every decision is well thought out in terms of its effects on the entire ecosystem. Just because some other language or toolset does something isn't a good enough reason to force it into Go. I trust the overlords, they've been good to me so far. :)