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There's a difference between an X programmer and a developer with programming experience in language X. The former is either incapable, unwilling or not expecte
by BarkMore 14y ago
There's a difference between an X programmer and a developer with programming experience in language X. The former is either incapable, unwilling or not expected to program in anything other than X. The latter has no implied limitations.
In the specific case where X is Go, requiring previous experience is a signal that the company might not be hiring skilled developers. Skilled developers can learn Go quickly because of the language's small size and consistency.
- joshfraser 14y agoYou're right. Most of our guys are using Go for the first time. What I should have said is we use Go at Torbit and we're hiring. If you want to program in Go and work on technology that touches millions of people every day, come join us!