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> Go is purpose-built for writing web services Is this true? Go was built specifically for C++ developers, which, even when Go was first release, was a pretty
by latch 7y ago
> Go is purpose-built for writing web services
Is this true? Go was built specifically for C++ developers, which, even when Go was first release, was a pretty unpopular language for writing web services (though maybe not at Google?). That a non-trivial number of Ruby/Python/Node developers switched was unexpected. (1)
https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2012/06/less-is-exponentially-more.html https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2012/06/less-is-exponenti...
- blondin 7y agoyour quote is just corroborating what the reply is saying. go was written for web services which were written in c++ at google.
- latch 7y agoThe linked article doesn't say anything about web services. Just C++. I believe Rob Pike was working on GFS and log management, and Go was always initially pitched at system programming (which is not web services). > Our target community was ourselves, of course, and the broader systems-programming community inside Google. (1) (1) http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1623555 http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1623555