Arian Kuschki <arian.kuschki_AT_googlemail.com> once said:
> I would like to learn a new programming language. I do not know C. As
> I remember positive reactions on this list when Go came out, I would
> like to know if people still think it might be a 'better C'. One thing
> I like about Go is that is seems more suitable for server/web stuff,
> which is where I 'earn my bread' (working in Java and Javascript
> mainly, also Python) . But is it also good for building stuff like
> dmenu, dwm, cli tools in general etc? Or is C still king here?
Pretty much the only C code I write nowadays
is on Plan 9. Everywhere else it's Go or rc.
I'm just about finished tidying up the port
of Go to Plan 9. I have one last changeset
pending review.
C will always have its place but for new code,
Go with Go. :-)
Anthony
Received on Tue Dec 13 2011 - 15:11:37 CET