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We can sort of evaluate of much "backed by Google" means by looking at other languages backed by Google. The main one I have in mind is Dart. Here's a few links

by Zababa 4y ago

We can sort of evaluate of much "backed by Google" means by looking at other languages backed by Google. The main one I have in mind is Dart. Here's a few links: - https://madnight.github.io/githut/#/pull_requests/2021/4 https://madnight.github.io/githut/#/pull_requests/2021/4 - https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ - https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2022/03/28/language-rankings-1-22/ https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2022/03/28/language-rankings-1-2... Dart seems to be doing relatively well. Considering Go has more things in its favor than Dart, it's logical that it's doing better. Still, the Google boost seems to be really big.

mikymoothrowa 4y ago
Dart is barely doing well. It was pretty much dead before Flutter kind of imposed it. Dart is actually the counter example for “ Backed by Google “
kyrra 4y ago
(Googler, opinions are my own) Similar to the peer comment to me, Dart languished for a long time. You have to remember Dart was created as a replacement for Javascript and that they wanted other browsers to embed the DartVM in their browsers. This got absolutely rejected by Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft. They then attempted to use it as a transpiled language, but it always generated larger javascript files than most other solutions. It still exists and is used, but Typescript ended up being a better solution. (note: there is AngularDart, which is a bit of a fork/mirror of Angular, but for Dart). This has some uses within Google as I understand it, but it's usage outside of that is rather small. Flutter using Dart ended up being a large boon for the language and drives much of the changes to the DartVM. Dart had to go through various targeted usages before it really found a home.
- Zababa 4y ago
  And even with all those troubles, it's still doing better than many many programming language, which was my point. The Google boost seems to be real and big.

by Zababa 4y ago

mikymoothrowa 4y ago

Dart is barely doing well. It was pretty much dead before Flutter kind of imposed it. Dart is actually the counter example for “ Backed by Google “

kyrra 4y ago

(Googler, opinions are my own) Similar to the peer comment to me, Dart languished for a long time. You have to remember Dart was created as a replacement for Javascript and that they wanted other browsers to embed the DartVM in their browsers. This got absolutely rejected by Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft. They then attempted to use it as a transpiled language, but it always generated larger javascript files than most other solutions. It still exists and is used, but Typescript ended up being a better solution. (note: there is AngularDart, which is a bit of a fork/mirror of Angular, but for Dart). This has some uses within Google as I understand it, but it's usage outside of that is rather small. Flutter using Dart ended up being a large boon for the language and drives much of the changes to the DartVM. Dart had to go through various targeted usages before it really found a home.

Zababa 4y ago
And even with all those troubles, it's still doing better than many many programming language, which was my point. The Google boost seems to be real and big.