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<br><br>> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:29:50 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Google's got a new language... Go...<br>> From: gilesorr@gmail.com<br>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org<br>> <br>> 2009/11/11 Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>:<br>> > Google's language...<br>> > http://golang.org/<br>> ><br>> > Note that two of the creators are Ken Thompson and Rob Pike...<br>> ><br>> > http://golang.org/doc/go_lang_faq.html<br>> ><br>> > It seems to have some "Plan 9" flavouring to it.<br>> <br>> I'm sure many of us read Slashdot, but I found this interesting:<br>> <br>> http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/1256234/Google-Under-Fire-For-Calling-Their-Language-Go<br>> <br>> So did Google not do their research on the name? Did they choose to<br>> ignore the existing language of the same name? And will they have the<br>> decency to rename, with all the headache that implies immediately<br>> after a launch?<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Giles<br><br>I'm sure their first thought was to name it Goo. Someone must have talked them out of it.<br> </body>
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