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The name of the language is Go, not Golang. This is a collection of tools and libraries for Go that Facebook has developed. I don't see any compiler, though one
by chc 12y ago
The name of the language is Go, not Golang. This is a collection of tools and libraries for Go that Facebook has developed. I don't see any compiler, though one of them wraps the Go tool that is used to compile Go programs.
- codemac 12y agoI've been working with go for the past year, and let me tell you - golang is king when it comes to google's own search engine queries. You're right it's not the proper name that the go language team at google assigned, but it's certainly the colloquial (and notably more unique) one.
- chc 12y agoI don't see that it is the colloquial name of the language even if people sometimes search for it. In conversation, AFAIK it tends to be called Go. For example, look through the golang-nuts mailing list and count how many people say "Go" versus "Golang" when not referring to the website or mailing list.
- unepipe 12y agoHave you tried debugging something and search for for "go" rather than "golang"? You're both correct here: the name of the language is Go, and when searching google for help with an error or something, it's best to search for golang rather than go, or you'll be wading through a bunch of unrelated pages.
- zeebeee 12y agoThanks! > This is a collection of tools and libraries for Go that Facebook has developed. How did you figure that out? (And thus, in the future, how can I figure it out?)
- chc 12y agoWell, I think the primary difference is that I'm a little more familiar with Go, so I have slightly more context. Most of these say things like "Package that provides such-and-such functions" or "Library for doing this thing".