# ksimka/go-is-not-good

A curated list of articles complaining that go (golang) isn't good enough

Repository: https://github.com/ksimka/go-is-not-good
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-is-not-good
Language: Go
License Family: other
Topics: golang, list, complaints, articles, go
Last push: 2024-03-04T15:48:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3919, "days_push": 912, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3837, forks 126 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:23.888015+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of articles criticizing the Go programming language's design flaws and limitations. It serves as an educational reference for developers evaluating Go's weaknesses before adopting it.

## Use cases
- find criticisms of the go programming language
- decide whether go is the right language for my project
- read arguments against golang before learning it
- check if a go limitation is a common issue or just me
- compare go's weaknesses against other languages
- research go language design flaws

## When to choose
- you are evaluating whether to adopt Go and want a balanced view of its criticisms
- you hit a Go limitation and want to know if it's a common complaint with known workarounds
- you want a curated reading list of Go critiques for educational purposes

## When to avoid
- you want tutorials, documentation, or tools for writing Go code
- you need a balanced pro-and-con overview rather than a one-sided list of complaints
- you are looking for an actively maintained resource with recent content

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cli
- tags: awesome-list, golang, criticism, curated-list, language-design

## Member repositories
- ksimka/go-is-not-good (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.888015+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:16.002204+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ksimka/go-is-not-good (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.888015+00:00, sha 1e4124664f8d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.