> Go was clearly initially targeted at replacing C++ and it's not being successful in that area at all. This is a strong overstatement. It's true that we thoug

> Go was clearly initially targeted at replacing C++ and it's not being successful in that area at all. This is a strong overstatement. It's true that we thought more C++ programmers would be into Go, but it's also true that there more than a few teams at Google that have moved from C++ to Go, or chosen to use Go instead of C++ for new projects. It's not a black and white thing; there is no archetypal C++ programmer that does or does not like Go. To reiterate: Go was designed for systems programming. People are using Go for systems programming. On top of that, there are many others using Go for other purposes. We're pretty thrilled about this.