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They also took the name of a programming language that predated Google’s go as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go!_(programming_language) https://en.m.wi
by halestock 2y ago
They also took the name of a programming language that predated Google’s go as well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go!_(programming_language) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go!_(programming_language)
- nateb2022 2y agoThe only notoriety this language has appears to be because of a naming clash, not for any legitimate technical merit.
- The_Colonel 2y agoGo's success is there only because of Google, not for any technical merit. Without Google, Go would be a forgotten niche language.
- nateb2022 2y agoI would suggest you take a look at https://go.dev/solutions/case-studies https://go.dev/solutions/case-studies Whether or not Google’s backing is part of the equation, Go’s success in the real world speaks for itself.
- jhbadger 2y agoNot to mention the Chinese board game weiqi (known in English as Go from the Japanese).
- anthk 2y agoGoogle's Go? Go itself predates Google, as it's founded upon plan9 C's compiler/linkers and then Alef/Limbo.