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Even if it's "Google hype", so what? In the end, superior tools will win on their own merits. People are not idiots to be just blinded by Google's logo; Google
by ajays 15y ago
Even if it's "Google hype", so what? In the end, superior tools will win on their own merits. People are not idiots to be just blinded by Google's logo; Google is a teenager now, and the hype has worn off, IMHO.
Given _any_ language, I can find some non-empty problem set where that language performs badly (or is ill-suited). That does not take anything away from the language. There is no "perfect" language yet; maybe we'll get one in 5 years... [1]
[1] http://www.great-quotes.com/quote/63358 http://www.great-quotes.com/quote/63358
- sid0 15y agoThe set of problems for which Go is the best programming language to use is empty, simply because Rust exists. Rust has non-nullability, immutable shared state...
- enneff 15y agoRust is nowhere near ready. A language is more than a language spec and a compiler. Its the standard library and ecosystem of tools that make a language truly useful. Go has those, Rust does not. It is unfair to both projects to compare them.
- sid0 15y agoSure, but the world would have been a better place had Go not existed and Rust had all the limelight.