It looks like Go has a compiler implementation with a custom linker and object format. Turbo Pascal got much of its speed from its linker (and by having a modul

It looks like Go has a compiler implementation with a custom linker and object format. Turbo Pascal got much of its speed from its linker (and by having a module system instead of include files) so they may have decided on the same strategy. They do list the Wirth family of languages as an influence in the FAQ -- of course Oberon and Plan 9 also have history with the Go designers.