Google's got a new language... Go...

[john.moniz-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org]

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

I'm sure their first thought was to name it Goo. Someone must have talked them out of it.
 		 	   		  
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