So the solution to this guy's problem with build-systems is to use a different language? (Not just you, several commenters have proposed that solution). It's a bit like saying "Oh, that's because you're using Linux; get a better OS".
Most programmers I've worked with have become comfortable with a new language much faster than me.
Like everything, it has footguns, but for the most part there are really no new concepts to learn Go.
having a decent standard library saves you from needing to use a bunch of 3rd party modules that may or may not need to be compiled