OT: I don't know what you mean by "left behind". Google uses Go for big sites like youtube: http://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.slide#70 http://talks.golang.org

OT: I don't know what you mean by "left behind". Google uses Go for big sites like youtube: http://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.slide#70 http://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.slide#70 Also, on some of my benchmarks, Go is faster than some other compiled languages (like D) and can be more memory efficient than Java: http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u32/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=go&lang2=java http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u32/benchmark.php?te... It's certainly not being "left behind", it's just new.