>I remember reading somewhere that Go was originally intended to take over a lot of projects that are currently C++, and that it was kind of a surprise that mor

>I remember reading somewhere that Go was originally intended to take over a lot of projects that are currently C++, and that it was kind of a surprise that more Go programmers ended up coming from languages like Python. Yes, I think that was in an article by Rob Pike, might have been his article titled "Less is exponentially more." Edit: Found that article: https://commandcenter.blogspot.in/2012/06/less-is-exponentially-more.html https://commandcenter.blogspot.in/2012/06/less-is-exponentia... Excerpt: [ I was asked a few weeks ago, "What was the biggest surprise you encountered rolling out Go?" I knew the answer instantly: Although we expected C++ programmers to see Go as an alternative, instead most Go programmers come from languages like Python and Ruby. Very few come from C++. ]