I am curious why dotnet was not considered - it should run everywhere Go does with added NativeAoT too, so I am especially curious given the folks involved ;)

(FWIW, It must have been a very well thought out rationale.)

Edit: watched the revenant clip from the GH discussion- makes sense. Maybe push NativeAoT to be as good?

I am (positively) surprised Hejlsberg has not used this opportunity to push C#: a rarity in the software world where people never let go of their darlings. :)