I'm still using it daily, and I think it's a "nicer C", perhaps sometimes even a...

I'm still using it daily, and I think it's a "nicer C", perhaps sometimes even a "nicer C++" or "nicer Java" in a few ways. But I agree that as a general purpose language it's definitely lacking. No other language has inspired me to fight against its design and philosophy or overcome its deficiencies as much as go has ([1] [2] [3]). But for many purposes it's "good enough", and at least it's simple enough to dig around in the guts when I have to.