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Is the concern here that if Google chooses to move on from Go that much or all of the leadership might too?

Nah, it's just the "we want generics now" crowd finding a new way to whine.

I don't use Go, I think rsc's module system is significantly better than the community version (although bad in its own way), and I find your broad dismissal... unappealing.

Can we keep the discussion substantive?

I am curious why you even care about this conversation if you don't use Go.

I think OP has a point that perhaps could have been expressed more gracefully.

Maybe this is a reason why this person doesn't use Go? That'd be good enough reason to care, I'd reckon.

Google's blanket dismissal of any criticism of Go's GOPATH design screwup pushed people away from adopting Go.

Be serious.

I am interested in programming languages (and especially module systems), and Go is a neat case. Plus, I've been following the antics of the ex-Bell Labs team for years.

In that case you possibly agree with my sentiment that Go 1.0 is 'World according to Pike' (with associated +/-).

And note that I wasn't being snippy at you. Some of us have invested literally a decade in this at times infuriating language and are loathe to see it 'normalized' due to social pressure.

I would very much agree with that description. :-)

Fair, my comment was unnecessarily sassy.

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