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I agree, Go seems designed to solve a lot of the same problems with C/C++ that Java was designed to solve. That's probably why the creators of Go are fierce cri

by kyllo 13y ago

I agree, Go seems designed to solve a lot of the same problems with C/C++ that Java was designed to solve. That's probably why the creators of Go are fierce critics of Java, because Go is meant to replace Java (which was meant to replace C/C++). They operate in the same problem space, so they're going to be competitors.

ExpiredLink 13y ago
Go was meant to replace C++ as 'systems programming language'.
- trailfox 13y ago
  In practice it's better suited to apps typically written in Java.
  - kyllo 13y ago
    Yeah, I get that feeling too, and I think it's because of the garbage collection. You use C++ when you want to manage memory allocation manually.