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Go acts like a scripting language, but runs like a compiled one. That's why I love it. The right mix of C and Python.

• gcr 13y ago
  That trait is shared by lots of languages though. Racket and some other lisps do exactly that. So does PyPy.
  • TylerE 13y ago
    The difference is it's a true compilation. Most lisps will save like a data image that still needs to launch the runtime.