Go! The Programming Language From Google

GO - hmm that's not a bad name for a programming language but this isn't the time to think about names - it's time to think about how good the language is! Go is the new open-source programming language developed by Google and is available at https://golang.org/

I'm still taking my first steps in the programming world so I'm not ready to try this out yet, but I'm looking forward to some reviews from some of our experienced coders "GO" now!

I havent heard of this before, but if its true then i have to ask what Go is going to offer us, we already have various languages that are very powerful so unless Go is a) very easy to use or b:) has new features then i see it as a *bad* thing, yet another language for programmers to learn for no good reason.but i havnet looked into it, so i could be wrong...

Edited November 12, 2009 by shadowx (see edit history)

Had a quick look and my initial impression is that this doesn't look like anything I would be needing.Complier based, C-like language that is more of a language than I need for web programming.I'll stick to php for now.

It is like C with OOP concepts and ability to run on web. What i didn't like about GO:- Port for Windows is not out yet(linux/bsd/apple ports are available)- Syntax is similar to C, nothing new and effective in it(i mean if it's new from scratch they could have taken ruby or python for syntax design)- Still in development, limited scope as of nowThough it is from google so i expect it will be more powerful later as more and more people start to contribute and bug test it. But seriously, it has long way to go and i think it is released too early. They could have released with all ports in mind.

For the quick skim of the site i did, i did not see the ability to make enums or overloaded functions—something i wish PHP had (though there are complicated ways to achieve them in PHP). But what is interesting is that it doesn't seem to compile to byte code (where it would need some form of interpreter) but to machine code, yet it has its own garbage collector. This language looks promising, but it is still a bit immature. It is near to what i was hoping for in a language, but it would be great if it were compatible with C and C++ libraries. It has its own linker, but i wonder if it would allow for C and C++ libraries.

I think that it'll be useless until the windows port comes out. Most of today's pc users are on windows, so there'd be no point in trying to learn it right now. I'll just wait a while until I can see what it truly has to offer, other than a PHP-C++ mix

well the linux community is pretty large as well so they might make something out of this - it's still very new and I'm yet to find someone who has used it in a big way...

Another language? I find this a little ridiculous. They should just improve on another (maybe C++ for example). I think the only way people would switch to a new language is if it really offered something new - but not just new, something that is a lot more helpful in the coding process, or allows easier syntax with the same control as the lower level languages.

I think that it'll be useless until the windows port comes out. Most of today's pc users are on windows, so there'd be no point in trying to learn it right now. I'll just wait a while until I can see what it truly has to offer, other than a PHP-C++ mix

Success of language is not dependent on windows port. If that was the case then ASP should be popular but is it ? Why PHP is in more market than asp ? ASP have enterprise and commercial projects. And just based on PHP's success we can't judge other languages. At least JEE/.NET are in market where PHP can't provide scalability. Similarly ruby on rails/php is not for all projects and ROR came with windows port way later before it was popular, so is server and computers run only on windows ? Most servers run linux or other OS. Less servers are on windows, so deciding fate of language based on windows port is not the scale.

yea, i will stick to php for now.I had not heard about that language until now...thanks.But its one that has to be learnt no doubt, since its coming from Google as you say (i did not see why you say that though) then with time its going to mature and coming with loads of goodies that should make web programming more exciting.Good luck learning it to all those interested by it