Go
Programming Language
Wikipedia
Compiled multithreaded programming language developed internally by Google. The development of Go began in September 2007, its direct design was handled by Robert Grismer, Rob Pike and Ken Thompson, who had previously been involved in the Inferno operating system development project. The language was officially introduced in November 2009. At the moment, the support of the official Read more
Year of release: November 10, 2009
Website: golang.org
Popular questions
Why golang?
The Go language was developed as a programming language for creating highly efficient programs running on modern distributed systems and multicore processors. It can be considered as an attempt to create a replacement for the C and C++ languages, taking into account the changed computer technologies and accumulated experience in developing large systems.
What language is Google written in?
The first version of Google was called BackRub and was written in Java and Python. Now Google's front-end is written in C and C++, and its well-known search robots are in Python.
Where is golang used?
The most popular application area of Go is web services: According to the results of the 2020 Development Ecosystem study, in 36% of cases Go is used specifically for web services.
How to install golang?
sudo apt install golang-go. OR. 1. Go to page https://golang.org/dl/ and download the latest version (i.e. 1.7.3) GoLang follows: $ cd ~/Downloads $ wget-c https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.7.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz. 2. Then check the integrity of files by checking the SHA256 checksum of the archive file using the command shasum, as shown below, where the-a flag is used to specify the algorithm to be used:
What can I write in go?
What you can write on Go. Almost everything, with the exception of some points (for example, developments related to machine learning — Python with low-level optimizations in C/C++ and CUDA is more suitable here). Everything else can be written, especially with regard to web services.