> “Less languages features, but a better compiler” was originally the aspirational selling point of Go.
A faster compiler was the aspirational selling point. As legend has it, Go was conceived while waiting for a C++ program to compile.
Before what was called "Go 2" transitioned the project away from Google and into community direction there was some talk of adding no more features, instead focusing on improving the compiler... But since the community transition took place, the community has shown that they'd rather have new features.
The "Go 1" project is no longer with us (at least publicly; perhaps it lives on inside Google?)
A faster compiler was the aspirational selling point. As legend has it, Go was conceived while waiting for a C++ program to compile.
Before what was called "Go 2" transitioned the project away from Google and into community direction there was some talk of adding no more features, instead focusing on improving the compiler... But since the community transition took place, the community has shown that they'd rather have new features.
The "Go 1" project is no longer with us (at least publicly; perhaps it lives on inside Google?)