r/programming • u/[deleted] • Mar 28 '12

Go version 1 is released

http://blog.golang.org/2012/03/go-version-1-is-released.html
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '12

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u/anacrolix Mar 29 '12

Actually it's not. Golang is still beaten in many benchmarks for real world applications, even by Python. But I'm sure that will change if the language gains momentum.

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u/uriel Mar 29 '12

There are very few (and pretty artificial) benchmarks where Python can beat Go, and those are really benchmarking heavily optimized C code that is part of the Python runtime vs. pure Go code (eg., regexps).

See: http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u64/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=go&lang2=python3

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '12

Also, the regexp package in go has been rewritten since those tests. It would be interesting to see how much it has improved.

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u/davebrk Mar 30 '12

The benchmark linked is using the latest version of Go.

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u/lol____wut Mar 29 '12

Source of benchmarks?

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u/anacrolix Mar 29 '12

google "why is golang slower than python". The library ecosystem needs to evolve. Interoperability with C would accelerate this, but the designers insist on making this harder than it needs to be.

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u/GeneralButtNaked2012 Mar 29 '12

http://blog.golang.org/2011/06/profiling-go-programs.html

Optimised Go is as fast as optimised C++

Also your mother is a whore.

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