Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!news-xxxfer.readnews.com!news.misty.com!news.iecc.com!nerds-end From: Rui Maciel Newsgroups: comp.compilers,comp.programming Subject: Go version 1 is released Followup-To: comp.programming Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:21:28 +0100 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 34 Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <12-03-063@comp.compilers> Reply-To: rui.maciel@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com X-Trace: leila.iecc.com 1333011202 27682 64.57.183.58 (29 Mar 2012 08:53:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:53:22 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: available Posted-Date: 29 Mar 2012 04:53:22 EDT X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:530 comp.programming:1386 Go version 1 is released Today marks a major milestone in the development of the Go programming language. We're announcing Go version 1, or Go 1 for short, which defines a language and a set of core libraries to provide a stable foundation for creating reliable products, projects, and publications. official blog post available at: http://blog.golang.org/2012/03/go-version-1-is-released.html Excerpts: - The driving motivation for Go 1 is stability for its users. People who write Go 1 programs can be confident that those programs will continue to compile and run without change, in many environments, on a time scale of years. Similarly, authors who write books about Go 1 can be sure that their examples and explanations will be helpful to readers today and into the future. - Forward compatibility is part of stability. Code that compiles in Go 1 should, with few exceptions, continue to compile and run throughout the lifetime of that version, even as we issue updates and bug fixes such as Go version 1.1, 1.2, and so on. The Go 1 compatibility document explains the compatibility guidelines in more detail. What are your thoughts on Google's new programming language? Is it a much needed addition to the computer world? Does it scratch an itch which no other programming language scratches that well? Or is it just yet another programming language to add to the ever increasing universe of programming languages? Rui Maciel