Go is not a replacement for C++. It’s a GC language which makes it completely unsuitable for deterministic programming domains. Rust is the C++ replacement with RAII and memory ownership baked in.
> On 10 May 2020, at 2:44 am, Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> wrote: > > +1 on the name. > > I read an article on branding once that said if consumers can mess up your > name, they will, so be aware of that when you pick a name. The East Bay > Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is universally known in the SF Bay Area as > "East Bay Mud." > > Goo, with its nod to "++", Google and "object oriented" would have been a > great name, had they had a sense of humor. > > G would be good, with its homage to C and its predecessor B. > > Charles > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Steve Smith > Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 11:02 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' programming > language of 2020 > > I actually love HLASM, PL/I, and older versions of C++. C++ was a leader > in OO programming, but imho, it's gotten so stupefyingly complicated that > it's may not be humanly possible to write decent programs with it. Go > sounds like a pretty good reset, but at this point, I only know what I've > read about it. > > It's name however, is horrible. Goo, Goog, or even G would have obviated > much ambiguity. As it is, they may be stuck with Golang being the common > name. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
