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Go also can't call any C libraries without massive overhead (at least not the reference implementation), nor run without a runtime. Go isn't really an alternati

Go also can't call any C libraries without massive overhead (at least not the reference implementation), nor run without a runtime. Go isn't really an alternative to C/C++/rust and it's not meant to be.

adrianN 6y ago
Every programming language is, to different degrees, a replacement for every other programming language. Whether Go is a replacement for C++ or not depends on what you want to do. For a lot of use cases where you might choose C++, Go would be fine too.
- stouset 6y ago
  I think GP’s point is that the overlap of domains that C++ is well-suited for and that go is well-suited for isn’t particularly large. Go was at least originally touted as a C++ replacement, but to be honest, that story hasn’t really panned out in practice.
  - pjmlp 6y ago
    Depends, https://www.f-secure.com/en/consulting/foundry https://www.f-secure.com/en/consulting/foundry
    - stouset 6y ago
      With all due respect, I said the overlap wasn't particularly large. Not that it was entirely nonexistent.
pjmlp 6y ago
Depends, while I am not big fan of Go, not everyone thinks that way, https://github.com/f-secure-foundry/tamago https://github.com/f-secure-foundry/tamago https://labs.f-secure.com/blog/tamago/ https://labs.f-secure.com/blog/tamago/ https://www.f-secure.com/en/consulting/foundry https://www.f-secure.com/en/consulting/foundry