Google Go Capturing Developer Interest 434
angry tapir writes with news that Google Go seems to be cutting a wide swath through the programming community in just a short time since its early, experimental release. While Google insists that Go is still a work in progress (like so many of their offerings), many developers are so intrigued by the feature set that they are already implementing many noncritical applications with it. What experiences, good or bad, have you had with Google Go, and how likely is it to really take over?
Re:"many developers are so intrigued" (Score:3, Funny)
Re:"many developers are so intrigued" (Score:1, Funny)
The what now?
Re:"many developers are so intrigued" (Score:4, Funny)
Java [timbunce.org]. It's quite a big player in IT job market.
who's using it? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Name (Score:3, Funny)
Go considered harmful (Score:4, Funny)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Considered_harmful [wikipedia.org]
Re:Alternatives? (Score:1, Funny)
FORTRAN. Pros: Faster. Cons: Everything else.
This article asks the tough questions (Score:3, Funny)
"Mr. Burns, your campaign has the momentum of a runaway freight train. What makes you so popular?"
Re:Name (Score:5, Funny)
Except that in order for a non-registered trademark to be valid, it must be well known.
Sorry, but "hey, I created a language - it was used by both me *and* my ex-girlfriend's dog five years ago" doesn't cut it.
Re:"many developers are so intrigued" (Score:3, Funny)
It's because there is no need for a new systems language. Everyone knows that COBOL does everything you need it to and will last forever.
Re:Go fuck yourself (Score:5, Funny)
Go! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:"many developers are so intrigued" (Score:5, Funny)
I don't think COBOL was a systems language. It was for business logic.
No, it wasn't a systems language.
THATS how amazing COBOL is.
Nirvana Quest (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Line Numbers? (Score:2, Funny)
What's with the line numbers? I thought we buried those in the same unmarked grave as disco and rotary dial phones.
Those line numbers, they're
Ah ah ah ah stayin' alive stayin' alive
(apologies to the Brothers Gibb)
Re:"many developers are so intrigued" (Score:5, Funny)
you don't think Go will go well? :)
I read the spec, I noticed that Ken Thompson is one of the designers and this:
This approach makes for clean-looking, semicolon-free code. The one surprise is that it's important to put the opening brace of a construct such as an if statement on the same line as the if; if you don't, there are situations that may not compile or may give the wrong result. The language forces the brace style to some extent.
- if this is not done on purpose, I'll eat my hat (which by coincidence is currently made of some eatable stuff I think).
I know why there is this new language now, forget about everything else, Ken just wanted to make a point of the correct style of opening braces and he came up with a language that does not allow you to do any different!
You've encountered Go developers? (Score:1, Funny)
Were they riding unicorns?
Re:Name (Score:3, Funny)
Whatever happened to the previous language named Go? Did the creator settle with Google, or did Google just ignore him?
The previous version was renamed into in "Go, Next Edition". It's GoNE.
Oh, and please try the fish.
Re:"many developers are so intrigued" (Score:3, Funny)
Re:who's using it? (Score:3, Funny)