On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Aled Gest <himse...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/11/15 Uriel <lost.gob...@gmail.com>: >> What dependencies? > > These ones: > >> It has a runtime and a set of libraries, no >> different from C++ > > Those are drawbacks IMO. I avoid the C standard library where I can > and I certainly avoid the C++ standard library like the plague, and > just in case it wasn't clear, I hate C++ with a passion.
Those are drawbacks when you have to deal with insane stupid crap like PoSix and the C++ standard library. The Go libs are *really* nice (not perfect, but still light years ahead of anything else out there). Just one example: no sockets, and dial(2)-like interface instead! When I noticed this, I cried with joy. uriel
