Google just announced the release of a new, open sourced programming language called Go. The language is experimental, but attempts to combines the performance of C with the development speed of Python. From their blog:
"Go attempts to combine the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++. In our experiments with Go to date, typical builds feel instantaneous; even large binaries compile in just a few seconds. And the compiled code runs close to the speed of C. Go is designed to let you move fast.
We’re hoping Go turns out to be a great language for systems programming with support for multi-processing and a fresh and lightweight take on object-oriented design, with some cool features like true closures and reflection."
Check out their site, golang.org, for more.
Erhan J. Kartaltepe, PMP
erhan.kartaltepe-at-utsa.edu
I hope that this programming language doesn't take off just because it is associated with google. If it turns out to be a very efficient and easy to use tool for coders then let that be the reason for it's possible popularity.
Posted by: robert | November 15, 2009 at 05:10 PM