I recall reading that one of the reasons was the fact that "go" sounded good 1. when used as a keyword to start a "goroutine" go f() 2. when used from the

I recall reading that one of the reasons was the fact that "go" sounded good 1. when used as a keyword to start a "goroutine" go f() 2. when used from the command line for compilation etc. go build ... go get ...