3 ms·

In that case JavaScript is a systems programming language if you consider the web a system. Golang having GC and a heavy runtime make it unsuitable for systems

• pjmlp 5y ago
  It isn't unsuitable per se, but it definitly lacks the knobs of something better like D, C# or Nim. https://www.packtpub.com/product/creative-diy-microcontroller-projects-with-tinygo-and-webassembly/9781800560208 https://www.packtpub.com/product/creative-diy-microcontrolle... https://www.f-secure.com/en/consulting/foundry/usb-armory https://www.f-secure.com/en/consulting/foundry/usb-armory
• Zababa 5y ago
  Not exactly, the web runs on browsers and web engines that are written in C++, and servers that are mostly C and/or C++. On the other hand, "the could" runs (partially) on k8s and friends, which are written in Go (which runs on servers, written in C and/or C++).