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That's probably the reason why Go got many people switching from their scripting languages and didn't end up as the C killer it was sold in the beginning.

• pdimitar 4y ago
  That's exactly my reason to use it: fast prototyping and ability to replace bash scripts (as they become too unwieldy to maintain and expand from one point and on). I've also successfully made an MVP with Golang which I then proceeded to rewrite in Rust in almost only one go and almost without blockers along the way. Golang is pretty good but it still lacks important things like algebraic data types, and they're hugely important for fearless refactoring and correctness.
• taf2 4y ago
  I never remember it being sold as a C killer maybe as a Java killer?
  • habibur 4y ago
    It was sold as C killer in the beginning. And then a few years later there was an article that said, the Go engineers were surprised when they saw C/C++ coders weren't switching to Go rather Python/Ruby coders were "upgrading" to Go.
  • capableweb 4y ago
    golang.org circa 2010: > go is ... fast > Go compilers produce fast code fast. Typical builds take a fraction of a second yet the resulting programs run nearly as quickly as comparable C or C++ code. https://web.archive.org/web/20100217123645/http://golang.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100217123645/http://golang.org... That seems to me like they were trying to say "If you want C/C++ performance but nicer/easier syntax, you can use Go", which turned out to be not that true in the end. Edit: the old "Language Design FAQ" also goes further in detail on how the envision (the first version of the) language: https://web.archive.org/web/20100211104313/http://golang.org/doc/go_lang_faq.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100211104313/http://golang.org...
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  • dagw 4y ago
    It was more sold as a C++ killer than a C killer.
  • forty 4y ago
    I believe Go was created to replace python at Google.