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Go (Programming Language)

Go, also known as Golang, is a statically typed, compiled programming language designed at Google by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson. It is syntactically similar to C, but with memory safety, garbage collection, structural typing, and CSP-style concurrency.

History[edit]

The development of Go began in 2007 at Google, and it was announced to the public in November 2009. The motivation for creating Go was to address criticism of other languages in use at Google, while retaining their positive characteristics. Go was designed to improve programming productivity in an era of multicore, networked machines and large codebases.

Design[edit]

Go is designed to be simple, efficient, and readable. It emphasizes:

Concurrency: Go provides concurrency primitives in the form of goroutines and channels, which are inspired by Tony Hoare's Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP).
Simplicity: The language syntax is clean and minimalistic, making it easy to learn and use.
Performance: Go is a compiled language, which means it is generally faster than interpreted languages.
Safety: Go includes features like garbage collection and memory safety to prevent common programming errors.

Features[edit]

Goroutines: Lightweight threads managed by the Go runtime, allowing for easy concurrent programming.
Channels: Typed conduits through which goroutines can communicate, enabling safe data exchange.
Interfaces: Go uses interfaces to achieve polymorphism, allowing different types to be treated uniformly.
Packages: Go has a robust package system that encourages modularity and code reuse.
Garbage Collection: Automatic memory management to help prevent memory leaks and other issues.

Applications[edit]

Go is used in a variety of applications, including:

Web Servers: Go's concurrency model makes it well-suited for building web servers and networked services.
Cloud Services: Many cloud-based services and tools are written in Go, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Command-line Tools: Go's simplicity and performance make it ideal for building command-line applications.

Community and Ecosystem[edit]

Go has a vibrant community and a rich ecosystem of libraries and tools. The Go community is active in developing open-source projects and contributing to the language's development.

Also see[edit]

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+Go (Programming Language)
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+Go, also known as Golang, is a statically typed, compiled programming language designed at Google by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson. It is syntactically similar to C, but with memory safety, garbage collection, structural typing, and CSP-style concurrency.
+== History ==
+The development of Go began in 2007 at Google, and it was announced to the public in November 2009. The motivation for creating Go was to address criticism of other languages in use at Google, while retaining their positive characteristics. Go was designed to improve programming productivity in an era of multicore, networked machines and large codebases.
+== Design ==
+Go is designed to be simple, efficient, and readable. It emphasizes:
+* '''[[Concurrency]]''': Go provides concurrency primitives in the form of goroutines and channels, which are inspired by Tony Hoare's Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP).
+* '''[[Simplicity]]''': The language syntax is clean and minimalistic, making it easy to learn and use.
+* '''[[Performance]]''': Go is a compiled language, which means it is generally faster than interpreted languages.
+* '''[[Safety]]''': Go includes features like garbage collection and memory safety to prevent common programming errors.
+== Features ==
+* '''[[Goroutines]]''': Lightweight threads managed by the Go runtime, allowing for easy concurrent programming.
+* '''[[Channels]]''': Typed conduits through which goroutines can communicate, enabling safe data exchange.
+* '''[[Interfaces]]''': Go uses interfaces to achieve polymorphism, allowing different types to be treated uniformly.
+* '''[[Packages]]''': Go has a robust package system that encourages modularity and code reuse.
+* '''[[Garbage Collection]]''': Automatic memory management to help prevent memory leaks and other issues.
+== Applications ==
+Go is used in a variety of applications, including:
+* '''[[Web Servers]]''': Go's concurrency model makes it well-suited for building web servers and networked services.
+* '''[[Cloud Services]]''': Many cloud-based services and tools are written in Go, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
+* '''[[Command-line Tools]]''': Go's simplicity and performance make it ideal for building command-line applications.
+== Community and Ecosystem ==
+Go has a vibrant community and a rich ecosystem of libraries and tools. The Go community is active in developing open-source projects and contributing to the language's development.
+== Also see ==
+* [[Programming language]]
+* [[Concurrency (computer science)]]
+* [[Garbage collection (computer science)]]
+* [[Software development]]
+{{Programming languages}}
+[[Category:Programming languages]]
+[[Category:Concurrent programming languages]]
+[[Category:Google software]]