Re:The State of Go
by pmontra on Sunday February 05, 2017 @05:57PM
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> What on earth is a "good" language?
I've seen enough languages to make comparisons.
Some languages get in my way and slow me down as a developer. For example I'll always pick Ruby over Java if I have to deliver something quickly. However some languages get in the way of the CPU and slow it down and if that's important I'll pick Java over Ruby.
So both Ruby and Java can be good or bad languages depending on the use case. Some languages make both the developer and the CPU lose time so I won't say they are good.
I have no first hand knowledge of Go but it seems it's fast so it should be good at least where the CPU matters.
I've seen enough languages to make comparisons.
Some languages get in my way and slow me down as a developer. For example I'll always pick Ruby over Java if I have to deliver something quickly. However some languages get in the way of the CPU and slow it down and if that's important I'll pick Java over Ruby.
So both Ruby and Java can be good or bad languages depending on the use case. Some languages make both the developer and the CPU lose time so I won't say they are good.
I have no first hand knowledge of Go but it seems it's fast so it should be good at least where the CPU matters.