Python is Easy. Go is Simple. Simple != Easy. (preslav.me)
from flumph@programming.dev to golang@programming.dev on 28 Nov 2023 03:38
https://programming.dev/post/6496105

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jhulten@infosec.pub on 28 Nov 2023 04:05 next collapse

Rich Hickey of Clojure fame did a great talk along these lines.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdOUGdseq4

ck_@discuss.tchncs.de on 28 Nov 2023 07:18 collapse

Every professional programmer should watch this at least a couple times a year

ck_@discuss.tchncs.de on 28 Nov 2023 07:05 collapse

This post seems very incoherent to me. For example, the author talks about how, in his opinion, a lot of the complexity of the Python language comes from the interpreter and the ecosystem. When he then talks about Go, he talks about simplicity of expression without talking about the ecosystem or the runtime at all. Will Go become more complex when run on a heavy interpreter, say in a WASM context? Will Python become less complex when building it natively, eg. using RPython?

I also completely disagree with the conclusion. Writing half of your software in Django of all things and porting the other half to Go will not reduce complexity, it might just make your live easier in the short run, going completely against the point this article is trying to make.