# Why I'm Not Going To Stop Posting Go Links

DevFeed: [Why I'm Not Going To Stop Posting Go Links](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-i-m-not-going-to-stop-posting-go-links-33403.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2014/01/19/I-get-excited-about-go>)

Published: 2014-01-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Go Language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go-language.md>), [Haskell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/haskell.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [MQTT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mqtt.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/distributed-systems.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Embedded Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-systems.md>)

Tags: [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed-systems.md>), [embedded](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/embedded.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [golang](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/golang.md>), [haskell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/haskell.md>), [mqtt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mqtt.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>)

## AI overview

The author explains why they will continue posting Go links despite criticism that Go's type system and core language are flawed compared with Haskell. Drawing on an unsuccessful attempt to write an MQTT client in Haskell, the author argues that programming languages are means to practical goals and chooses work such as distributed systems, embedded systems, and networking applications based on those goals.

## Source excerpt

On Friday, shortly after posting a link about learning Go to Lobste.rs I got this tweet: