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Oh no, here we go again. So you don't like Go (no idea what this "golang" thing is everybody keeps talking about)? That's cool! You don't have to write yet anot

by rob74 5y ago

Oh no, here we go again. So you don't like Go (no idea what this "golang" thing is everybody keeps talking about)? That's cool! You don't have to write yet another blog post saying that you really, really don't like it, with more strawman arguments and again quoting that quoted-to-death quote by Rob Pike about Go being designed for stupid developers, we got you the first time!

lnxg33k1 5y ago
I'd just to point out that I think fanboys are not that useful and you have the right to don't read the article as much as he has the right to write it..
tomlin 5y ago
I dunno, aren't you just as guilty of not moving on? If Go is garbage, you defending it isn't going to suddenly correct that. Also, it's called golang because that's what a lot of people call it (i.e. https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/ https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/)
- rob74 5y ago
  Then you could also say "He's called a [insert ethnic epithet here] because that's what a lot of people call him" - but I hope we can all agree that would be a bad idea?
  - tomlin 5y ago
    I am not sure what you mean by your completely disconnected analogy.
heffer 5y ago
> no idea what this "golang" thing is everybody keeps talking about The Go FAQ can help you understand where this is coming from: https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang
- mikkergp 5y ago
  I'm surprised this isn't mentioned, but "golang" is much easier as a keyword to search for then 'go' as well.
  - deleted 5y ago
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maicro 5y ago
I don't have a horse in this race, but as for "Go" vs. "golang" - I imagine people use "golang" as it's a bit more clear that you're talking about a specific thing (the programming language), as opposed to a fairly common English word (and a board game, and probably some other uses). From https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang: Is the language called Go or Golang? The language is called Go. The "golang" moniker arose because the web site was originally golang.org. (There was no .dev domain then.) Many use the golang name, though, and it is handy as a label. For instance, the Twitter tag for the language is "#golang". The language's name is just plain Go, regardless.
geodel 5y ago
Blog post is just one part, This person is whining about critical feedback received on HN at Twitter. Screenshotting users and comments for Twitter likes. For someone who doesn't like Go , they surely obsesses a lot about it.
unethical_ban 5y ago
Easier to search for things online with a unique moniker. I would use "golang" whenever I would talk about the language to IT people who may not know about it.
warent 5y ago
BTW The official github organization is literally "golang" https://github.com/golang https://github.com/golang
- rob74 5y ago
  Yeah, "golang" is the standin for when "go" is already taken (https://github.com/go https://github.com/go). But still, the official name is "Go", and there's no good reason to not use it in the title of a blog post (other than SEO I guess)...
  - fasterthanlime 5y ago
    My site has its own search engine (just sqlite full-text search, nothing fancy) and searching for "go" is entirely unhelpful. So yes, external and internal SEO.
politician 5y ago
> rustlang Rust is a chemical reaction, not a programming language. HTH. GLHF.

by rob74 5y ago

lnxg33k1 5y ago

I'd just to point out that I think fanboys are not that useful and you have the right to don't read the article as much as he has the right to write it..

tomlin 5y ago

I dunno, aren't you just as guilty of not moving on? If Go is garbage, you defending it isn't going to suddenly correct that. Also, it's called golang because that's what a lot of people call it (i.e. https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/ https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/)

rob74 5y ago
Then you could also say "He's called a [insert ethnic epithet here] because that's what a lot of people call him" - but I hope we can all agree that would be a bad idea?
- tomlin 5y ago
  I am not sure what you mean by your completely disconnected analogy.

heffer 5y ago

> no idea what this "golang" thing is everybody keeps talking about The Go FAQ can help you understand where this is coming from: https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang

mikkergp 5y ago
I'm surprised this isn't mentioned, but "golang" is much easier as a keyword to search for then 'go' as well.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]

maicro 5y ago

I don't have a horse in this race, but as for "Go" vs. "golang" - I imagine people use "golang" as it's a bit more clear that you're talking about a specific thing (the programming language), as opposed to a fairly common English word (and a board game, and probably some other uses). From https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang https://go.dev/doc/faq#go_or_golang: Is the language called Go or Golang? The language is called Go. The "golang" moniker arose because the web site was originally golang.org. (There was no .dev domain then.) Many use the golang name, though, and it is handy as a label. For instance, the Twitter tag for the language is "#golang". The language's name is just plain Go, regardless.

geodel 5y ago

Blog post is just one part, This person is whining about critical feedback received on HN at Twitter. Screenshotting users and comments for Twitter likes. For someone who doesn't like Go , they surely obsesses a lot about it.

unethical_ban 5y ago

Easier to search for things online with a unique moniker. I would use "golang" whenever I would talk about the language to IT people who may not know about it.

warent 5y ago

BTW The official github organization is literally "golang" https://github.com/golang https://github.com/golang

rob74 5y ago
Yeah, "golang" is the standin for when "go" is already taken (https://github.com/go https://github.com/go). But still, the official name is "Go", and there's no good reason to not use it in the title of a blog post (other than SEO I guess)...
- fasterthanlime 5y ago
  My site has its own search engine (just sqlite full-text search, nothing fancy) and searching for "go" is entirely unhelpful. So yes, external and internal SEO.

politician 5y ago

> rustlang Rust is a chemical reaction, not a programming language. HTH. GLHF.