1. golang provides a bare bones, yet not truly OS independent API, for accessing files. This makes it easy for the compiler writer, but difficult for the consumer
2. Increasing expressiveness, if not done correctly, can end up in a situation like C++ and Scala. This makes it more difficult to choose a subset of the language to work with, makes it more difficult for the compiler writer, and slows down compile times. We know that one of golang's supposed goals is fast compile times, seemingly at all costs. So they choose to keep the compiler dumb, while pushing complexity to the end user.
Java has shown that it is possible to have expressivity, while not having an overburdening type system. This results in safer programs, and a language that has strong modeling capability. golang lacks on both fronts.
I disagree. I've seen and wrote a lot of golang code, and it's a mess once the domain becomes complex. Those comments are saying the right thing.
Golang was designed without any regard to language developments since the 70s, and it shows. It still has null, and for no good reason. No proper enums, let alone pattern matching. These are mainstream features. The only reason golang became popular was because of branding. Its predecessor didn't go anywhere. I admit that concurrency is somewhat ok, but it lacks the expressiveness to make it much more useful. Java is implementing green threads, and is much better equipped to tackle this area (proper concurrent types, immutable types via records, better profiling, hierarchy management, etc.).
> Unless you’re building a race car, you don’t need to know the differences between file handling in Linux Mac and windows.
> “I don’t understand why it’s designed this way, and I think all good languages should look like lisp/Haskell/rust”
False dichotomy. It's possible for languages to be better designed than golang, yet not be lisp/haskell/rust. Java has been making great strides in this area.
It's actually only superficial simplicity. There have been good comments on HN about this issue. Just because the language is "simple", it doesn't hide the complexity of reality, and written code ends up being harder and more verbose and more difficult to manage compared to powerful languages.
We know that interest is a parasitic, immoral, and destructive practice. The banks are in bed with the government, so they are allowed to lend with interest, however, how are payday lenders allowed to operate? Who are they bribing?