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I really thought this was going to be a post on The Go language when I clicked the link.
by lenkite 2y ago
I really thought this was going to be a post on The Go language when I clicked the link.
- koinedad 2y agoI was with you on this
- bxparks 2y agoMe too! The problem with Golang is that it has the same name as a common verb instead of a noun ("go" is used as a verb like 99.99% of the time). I remember coming across a thread maybe 10-14 years ago where the Golang creators were asked to change the name of the language. They declined. If I recall, one of the arguments was that the name would naturally become associated with Golang. Here we are in 2024, and the confusion still happens. The TFA blog was great, by the way, even though it was not about about Golang as I had expected.
- divan 2y agoSome comments here: "I'm at age XX, thought about quitting, but now am rediscovering fun in programming". Go is a good fit here. I discovered Go around 10 years ago, and it was a point in my career where I was fed up with the overgrowing complexity of the mainstream languages and cultures around them. I was seriously considering switching to other fields. Go has changed that direction 180 degrees.