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Go on Android would be great, but Google used Java in the first place so that they could leverage all the Java devs in the world to build Android apps. Go migh
by programminggeek 13y ago
Go on Android would be great, but Google used Java in the first place so that they could leverage all the Java devs in the world to build Android apps.
Go might be a much better choice from a pure dev standpoint, but from a getting everyone to build apps standpoint, it's a fail in the short/middle term.
- melling 13y agoI didn't say get everyone to build apps. It would simply be another option. App development is getting more competitive, of course, so people that want to stand out might need to move to Go to gain an edge. Plus, I image that a Go environment might provide a better interactive development cycle.
- programminggeek 13y agoYeah totally. I'm with you there. It would be great and I hope they do it.
- jlarocco 13y agoI'm not so sure. There's no lack of iOS developers, and most of them are using Objective-C...