The number one reason for Go’s success is that Google backed it.
There are a lot of very nice languages out there. However, if you look at compiled languages, they largely need a company backing them. Java had Sun. C and C++ had AT&T and later Microsoft for C++. Objective-C had Apple. FORTRAN had IBM.
Don’t underestimate the amount of resources and press that Google’s support brought to Go.
There are a lot of very nice languages out there. However, if you look at compiled languages, they largely need a company backing them. Java had Sun. C and C++ had AT&T and later Microsoft for C++. Objective-C had Apple. FORTRAN had IBM.
Don’t underestimate the amount of resources and press that Google’s support brought to Go.