It was mentioned at GopherCon that many developers use Windows in China. Golang's ability to compile on Windows makes it a natural choice. Most Chinese website

It was mentioned at GopherCon that many developers use Windows in China. Golang's ability to compile on Windows makes it a natural choice. Most Chinese websites are built on the Windows platform [1]. Windows XP and Windows 7 have a 60.7 percent and 33.4 percent market share respectively (94% of the Chinese market) as of May 2014 [2]. [1] https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-Chinese-developers-prefer-Microsoft-Visual-C++-even-when-writing-non-Windows-specific-code https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-Chinese-developers-pref... [2] http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-os-replaceable-by-chinese-counterparts/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-os-replaceable-by-chine...