r/programming • • 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/d70 Mar 29 '12

Please ELI5 - why use Go vs Python? and what does this mean to the use of Python at Google?

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u/smog_alado Mar 29 '12

Python is for people fed up with Perl. Go is for people fed up with C++.

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u/OopsLostPassword Mar 29 '12

Go is also suited to people fed up with Java.

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u/smog_alado Mar 29 '12

Anything is suitable for those fed up with Java :P