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Go Is the New Java

by inancgumus on 1/13/21, 7:28 PM with 8 comments

  • by obviouslynotme on 1/13/21, 9:04 PM

    Go's Windows and GUI support is questionable at best. If anything, Go is a Ruby, Python, and server-side C++ killer. Go gives you the development iteration speed of an interpreted language with performance approaching C. Go is a reasonable compromise in the backend arena.
  • by randompwd on 1/13/21, 8:59 PM

    One of the replies says the only sensible thing on that thread:

    > Just because you had the thought doesn't make it true.

  • by nunez on 1/14/21, 5:37 AM

    Not even close. Lack of generics, object orientation, GUI-based companion tools, and (most importantly) a large vendor behind the language will prevent it from breaking out of the “scripting” space and into the “enterprise” space.
  • by ThrowMeAwayOkay on 1/14/21, 6:01 AM

    Go never really found it’s place. It’s dying a slow death.