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That was a great article and put into words a lot of the feelings I have had about my experiences with Go better than I could have. I also learnt a few new ways to shoot myself in the foot :)

The MIT vs New Jersey style of thinking was eye opening. And I also feel like my "values" lie closer to a language that prioritizes correctness over simplicity. I understand that means more work for the maintainers of the language though.

I wish I had that framework of thinking a few years ago. Rust's emphasis on correctness and requirement that the user deal with correctness too (with sum types + exhaustive matches etc) is I think the main reason I enjoy the language so much.




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