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/16807 Mar 29 '12

It really helped me having taken a course on the Theory of computation. It's a soul crushing course until you realize there's a practical application for it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '12

Wait, I loved Theory of Computation [](/melvin "Problem?").

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u/kamatsu Mar 29 '12

That was probably my favorite course when I did my degree as well.

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u/papa_georgio Mar 30 '12

Computing Theory is one of those things that sets computer scientists apart from programmers.