Consider the following:

it is actually more difficult to code in a language that's simple

Why? Because a more feature-complete language allows you to ELIMINATE the concept of `nil` through an `Option` type.

An `Option` type is an `enum` that consists of either `Some(x)` or `None`. That means it is always checked. You can never accidentally use a value that is `None` because the type checker would not let you use `Option` instead of `T` itself.

The code snippets on the websites are far from simple. You HAVE TO remember to do `if err != nil` in every single function. A more advanced type system would actually make this a requirement.

So what is more important, the simplicity of the language or lack of bugs?