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Because they're two different languages, tackling different problems, with entirely different sets of benefits and costs associated with their use.

• google234123 5y ago
  That’s not enough to justify the (10s, 100?) millions of dollars of investment. Java is faster and safe and can do everything go can do. C++ can be even faster (at least there are no pauses from a gc) at the cost of some safety.
  • kgraves 5y ago
    > Java is faster and safe and can do everything go can do. Including generating static binaries without the use of requiring to download a runtime?
    • weavie 5y ago
      Yup, with everything else being equal, given the choice I will always use the project written in Go.
    • kaba0 5y ago
      Yes, there were AOT compilers availbe for Java since 2000. But more recently, Graal creates very nice binaries.
  • mindwok 5y ago
    The fact that Go has gained so much adoption probably justifies that investment. They are completely different languages and much of it is personal preference.