On Monday, June 23, 2025, at 6:31 PM, hiro wrote: > 2a) against golang: since golang can only be bootstrapped with bash, it's very portable only on macbooks.
That is not the case, Go ships with an .RC script (https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/make.rc) I don't see the need to trash on the only alternative language one can use in Plan 9 (there are ports of `perl`, `python`, `lua`, but Go is the only language with proper upstream support, and also the stability required for development, and given its immense portability, we get access to the millions of libraries developed in Go without them having to be ported over to our niche OS of choice) I don't see the need to start a language war right here, right now. Both C and Golang are complete programming languages, both are general purpose and can be used to do the same. From writing small single-purpose software, to server-side programs, operating systems (for those that will feel the need to dispute, see: https://github.com/mit-pdos/biscuit, https://github.com/icexin/eggos), etc. ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tf84d656c78bbda91-Mc5ca2035a0b412894a5083cb Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
