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Why is it actually called "Go"? The official FAQ just has a snarky response. http://golang.org/doc/go_faq.html#What_is_the_origin_of_the_name http://golang.org/

Why is it actually called "Go"? The official FAQ just has a snarky response. http://golang.org/doc/go_faq.html#What_is_the_origin_of_the_name http://golang.org/doc/go_faq.html#What_is_the_origin_of_the_... Is it really just short for "Google"? When I searched for "why is golang called go" Google actually suggests I change "golang" to "google" which is kind of funny.

iand 14y ago
I think it's a play on the word "Co" derived from "coroutine" which is the basis for concurrency in Go (which calls them Goroutines)
- pmjordan 14y ago
  Indeed, go is a keyword in the language, for launching said "goroutines".