On: Why I Don't Like Golang (2016)

[matt_kantor]

The pebble is still there, but most people learn to walk in such a way that they don't put their full weight on that part of their foot.

This might not be the most efficient way to walk, but once you've done it for a while it starts to feel natural.

[weberc2 → matt_kantor]

And then you switch to Go thereby removing the metaphorical pebble, but you have to relearn how to walk efficiently. See how pointless this is?

[matt_kantor → weberc2]

I guess you just don't like the metaphor?

I thought you had misinterpreted it, so I was trying to help clarify by extending the metaphor. In case we're still misunderstanding each other: the pebble is the language's warts, which you can't remove, only avoid or work around. Every language has its warts, but we're talking about Go's here.

You don't have to be rude about it.

[weberc2 → matt_kantor]

I wasn't being rude, and I understood your point. I was pointing out that the metaphor can as easily be used to support Go's position as the critics' position. The metaphor lacks substance. Criticism != rude.

[matt_kantor → weberc2]

"See how pointless this is?" sounded very snippy in my head, but perhaps I didn't read it charitably enough.