On 11/21/13 7:31 AM, Chris wrote:
Luckily we can now point to Facebook as possible corporate sponsor.
But that's post-factum. The language already happily exists outside the
corporate sphere, unlike Java that was a product from the very beginning.
Each language has its story, but it's undeniable that corporate
sponsorship offers a lot of liftoff. Back in 2010 (I think) a highly
influential manager at Facebook said "I'd much more support use of Go
than D at Facebook because Go has Google behind it." That was an
assessment based exclusively on social proof, before (and instead of)
any technical argument. Fortunately a lot has changed since :o).
Andrei
