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Yes. IMHO a smart programmer does not use a complex or a language "by smart people for smart people" because "he can".

He will use the best language for the problem/domain at hand.

Even if OP is right and GO is a "simpler" language than others, if it allows to solve a range of problems without the added mental load required by, say, C++ why should't he use it ?

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Let me extend your axiom a little bit...

Since sharing source code with as wide an audience of programmers as possible will almost always bring increased value to your system, then using a language that can be widely understood and modified safely makes it the best language for the problem/domain at hand.

Ergo, Javascript.

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