> i thought the language had become more ossified. as time goes on > this is less and less of a concern. i see more performance changes than > anything these days.
This is intentional when a release is being prepared. Real changes will take place once 1.2 (now) is released. Also, keep in mind, as Skip points out, that the Go ecosystem is much greater than the language and is itself good cause to adopt the language. In my opinion, very, very good cause. ++L