I may have been pushing my own agenda more than what the Go project is
actually about with this:
Perhaps something like “Go is designed for programming modern computers and
> computer systems in English” would be more accurate?
This 2012 talk does indicate that Go is about Google-style
Yup. The "about this book" section in the front matter does suggest that
seasoned C/C++ programmers look elsewhere, though perhaps it could be
written more directly, or maybe in more places? Here's a quote from the
front matter:
"If you are a polyglot programmer who understands the merits of
On Wednesday, 7 March 2018 10:46:58 UTC-4, Nathan Youngman wrote:
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> Learn about error handling and concurrent state in the latest release of
> Get Programming with Go, available from Manning Books.
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> The first draft is complete. If you have any feedback, now’s the time to
> get it in, as we
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> I'm not sure if "in English" really describes Go. Languages like Ruby
> purport to offer English-like syntax (see "Beautiful Code: Leading
> Programmers Explain How They Think") through metaprogramming tricks. On the
> other hand, Go strives for simplicity and, in my opinion, clarity --
Hi Matthew,
First of all, thanks for looking at the free chapters and providing
feedback.
I think I should reword the paragraph about the data centre, because there
is what Go was initially announced as, and then there is the niche that it
now occupies -- the later being predominately network
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> Go is designed for the modern data center, but its adoption isn’t
> restricted to the workplace.
While the garbage collector may point to this, and I’ve previously argued
about data centers stepping on other applications’ feet, my understanding
is the stated goal is systems programming.
