On 13 December 2011 02:58, Arian Kuschki <arian.kusc...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I would like to learn a new programming language. I do not know C. As > I remember positive reactions on this list when Go came out, I would > like to know if people still think it might be a 'better C'. One thing > I like about Go is that is seems more suitable for server/web stuff, > which is where I 'earn my bread' (working in Java and Javascript > mainly, also Python) . But is it also good for building stuff like > dmenu, dwm, cli tools in general etc? Or is C still king here?
C is still the king for me, Go's evolution is too fluid still imho. I would wait another year or two and reflect Go's success by then. It needs a bit more time to become more mature. Cheers, Anselm