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> ... that stupid gopher and the way it was everywhere was a serious put off for me on giving Go a look. Nerdy AF. Go is a programming language whose dominant
by ben509 9y ago
> ... that stupid gopher and the way it was everywhere was a serious put off for me on giving Go a look. Nerdy AF.
Go is a programming language whose dominant demographic is nerds.
> ... can you imagine for a second that gopher on anything Apple?
Apple is a consumer oriented tech firm whose niche is high end goods.
> Reading the comments here makes it clear why most programmers should stay away from design.
You don't say.
- mortdeus 9y agoapple likes their own nerdy mascots. Note the devil horns are a shout out to the freebsd demon. People don't bitch about the python! http://www.operating-system.org/betriebssystem/_english/bs-darwin.htm http://www.operating-system.org/betriebssystem/_english/bs-d...
- __david__ 9y agoAnd don't forget Clarus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogcow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogcow
- hashbig 9y ago> Go is a programming language whose dominant demographic is nerds. Hence why we need a new logo to attract developers from other demographics. A good language without a diverse and wide set of users is worthless.