Not just that, he coauthored Go together with the coauthor of C.
Didn't realise either of those points. I guess that adequately explains my wondering. What's amusing now are the insecure defensive posts and the downvoting.
You're getting down voted because cynicism is cheap, and that's all you brought to the discussion.
After the ....Hmmmm should have been a thoughtful comparison of the two languages.
....Unless maybe you understand implicitly that you're probably not as smart as Rob Pike.
I find myself productive in go too... and So do many people..