I'm pretty close to being a complete n00b with programming, despite the year or so of contact I've had with Python, Ruby and Bash. I like programming, but haven't been able to spend much time on it. When I heard about Google's new "Go" programming language I decided that despite my inexperience (or perhaps because of it), I needed to check it out.
Since I don't believe I'm knowledgeable enough about programming to give a full review, I'll just say this: I like it. Also, it isn't apparently intended as a language for Android or the Chrome OS. It's being offered as a systems programming language, intended more for the backend. It definitely has an "old school" feel about it, as I had to write, compile and link the program before running it. With higher level languages like Ruby and Python it's just an issue of writing and then running.
A year ago I tried to start learning to program in C++. I gave up quickly. Perhaps now I could try again, but maybe I'll go with Go (Pun? What pun?).
Check out the official Go language page for installation instructions and a brief tutorial. I look forward to seeing what sort of community forms around Go, and personally hope and plan to be a part of it. And yes, I'm still going to work on Ruby!
Here's what the canonical "Hello World" looks like in Go:
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
fmt.Printf("Hello world!\n")
}
See Also:
The Go Programming Language (Official Site)
Google's New Language: Go (Good Math, Bad Math)
Ruby Programming Language
1 comments:
I read through the first few examples in the tutorial. As a C/C++ programmer, I found that the way Go defines its variables hurt my head. I know that some new programmers complain that defining variables in C/C++ can be a pain too (and I'll be the first to admit that trying to understand the difference between a const char * and a char const * can be difficult at first), but I'm not convinced Go's approach is any better. I wouldn't say it's any worse either, mind you. But to someone who's already used to C/C++, it's a bit mind-warping at first. ;)
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