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Google I/O 2012 - Meet the Go Team

Google for Developers · 107.7K views · 2012-07-02 · 1:00:29

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A fireside Q&A with the Go team (Pike, Thompson, Griesemer and others) at Google I/O 2012. They answer audience questions about Go's design, goals, garbage collection plans and future.

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HN people cite it for candid answers straight from Go's creators, including Ken Thompson on how the complexity of C++0x motivated Go.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2012–2022

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vibrunazo · 2012-07 · Recommendation

I'd particularly recommend "Meet the Go team". Some really interesting questions, and most importantly answers. In the video :) [VIDEO]

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james4k · 2012-07 · Recommendation

That was actually one of the questions asked during the "Meet the Go team" talk at Google I/O. They joke around for a bit, but they end up giving some solid arguments. [VIDEO] Edit: If you're curious/interested in Go, it's worth watching the whole talk.

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_wldu · 2022-10 · Reference

The complexity of C++0x is one reason Go was created. "For me, the reason I was enthusiastic about Go was just about the same time we were starting on Go, I read (or tried to read) the C++0x proposed standard. And that was the convincer for me." - Ken Thompson 17:45 mark here: [VIDEO]

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