I think the intent is to multiplex the goroutines on some smaller set of threads. From the language FAQ (http://golang.org/doc/go_lang_faq.html http://golang.o

I think the intent is to multiplex the goroutines on some smaller set of threads. From the language FAQ (http://golang.org/doc/go_lang_faq.html http://golang.org/doc/go_lang_faq.html): "The idea, which has been around for a while, is to multiplex independently executing functions - coroutines, really - onto a set of threads."