It's trying to sell itself as a better solution to Google's existing problems[1]. That's the keyword (no pun intended). Just so happens that some developers at

It's trying to sell itself as a better solution to Google's existing problems[1]. That's the keyword (no pun intended). Just so happens that some developers at-large perceive an overlap, correct or incorrect, between their problems and Google's problems. So they use the language, and they're happy with it. Go is not trying to sell itself as a better general solution. It was built within the context of Google's problems. [1] https://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.article https://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.article