I would say number of modules is a really bad metric to judge the worth of a platform on.
The truth in this is Go has a really fantastic standard lib, hence not needing millions of modules whereas node.js has tons because it's using a language that has a very weak standard lib and doesn't have things like integers.
That's what i was thinking, this is totally a google+ feature they had planned (which others are pointing out is similar to Waves) but took off the platform.
Which kinda does make sense. Instead of forcing G+ they basically made android more flexible allowing them to do this kind of feature without the G+ platform.
Cave filled with mildly poisonous gas and a lake full of rotten egg smelling acidic water that has a film of toilet paper like bacteria floating around on top of it gets cracked open by humans. They find it full of creepy crawly insects that haven't seen the light of day since they were shut up inside it geologic ages ago. Then they used diving equipment to go into that pitch back lake and discover leeches as well.
I'd much rather visit any cave other than this one.
Love this explanation and I think it does a very good job of "stereo-tying" characteristics of people and especially some people I know, work with and even myself.
Especially the half-hearted portion, even at work I'll get a passionate idea, begin implementing it and get some good progress on it. Then one day I'll just not feel as passionate about it or begin doubting the quality of it. Usually through trying to validate it with my peers and not receiving the feedback I had hoped for because they may not be as passionate about it, don't care about whatever it is I'm working on or, In some cases I've gotten the horse in front of the carriage and shown them something that only gives a small picture of the overall end product in my head with them ultimately not being able to see what the final product could be. Not receiving a "job well done" or feeling like someone isn't impressed or doesn't like something I had been so passionate about working on makes it difficult to continue the passion for that project.
All I can do is keep working towards being satisfied and passionate about my own work, try to push myself to keep being passionate and maybe that's all the validation I really need.
The truth in this is Go has a really fantastic standard lib, hence not needing millions of modules whereas node.js has tons because it's using a language that has a very weak standard lib and doesn't have things like integers.