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In my mind the fact that Go has Google behind it is the main reason it caught on (and quickly). It would have been completely ignored otherwise.
by cwalv 2y ago
In my mind the fact that Go has Google behind it is the main reason it caught on (and quickly). It would have been completely ignored otherwise.
- anamexis 2y agoI think that's the point.
- diggan 2y agoThat + the individuals involved. Without the company backing + different (not already-"famous" [programmer famous]) people involved, it would have been completely ignored.
- pjmlp 2y agoNote that the same individuals weren't that lucky with Plan 9, Inferno and Limbo, or Oberon. Employeer vibes matter.