3 ms·
Go seems to be gaining traction. Does it matter if that's because of where it came from? Maybe in a cultural, I-want-to-think-about-why-some-languages-get-adopt
by scott_s 13y ago
Go seems to be gaining traction. Does it matter if that's because of where it came from? Maybe in a cultural, I-want-to-think-about-why-some-languages-get-adopted sense, sure, then it can matter. And I think it's worth having those discussions. But I get the impression that people think there's some absolute injustice in the idea that people are adopting a language, and it's partly because it's from Google. Consider:
"Yes, C would be hardly mentioned here if it wasn't being developed at Bell Labs."
- im3w1l 13y agoIt matters if you try to count backwards from popularity to quality, by correcting for other factors.
- pjmlp 13y ago> "Yes, C would be hardly mentioned here if it wasn't being developed at Bell Labs." Fully agree, most likely if UNIX hadn't been adopted at important American universities, C wouldn't have spread as it did.