Learn GO (programming language)

I have developed go apps.

I've even worked with Android Go apps that used "cgo".

Since the Go language has "C" like features this does work somewhat.

You can learn a little more about that here:

http://dave.cheney.net/2016/01/18/cgo-is-not-go

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I know that the go language (also call "golang") has struggle to gain wide acceptance.

I see a few experiments going on at companies like this one at UK startup bank Mondo:

http://www.techworld.com/apps/why-googles-go-programming-language-could-rival-java-in-enterprise-3626140/

..and IBM has made GO available to their mainframe customers:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/12/ibm_slaps_go_into_mainframes/

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There was recently (in Nov 2015) a 6 year anniversary blog post that tried to tout Go's accomplishments:

https://blog.golang.org/6years

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Let's talk about Go's downsides...

Are gophers sexy? Neither is Go.

It lacks an IDE/editor with any kind of "Wow" factor.

It doesn't have any "knock your socks off" features.

It's not "revolutionary" in any way.

To some it's still considered a "toy" language because it lacks "mindshare" amount developers.

Programmers who know other languages don't think much of the "features" it does have:

http://yager.io/programming/go.html

http://nomad.so/2015/03/why-gos-design-is-a-disservice-to-intelligent-programmers/

http://jozefg.bitbucket.org/posts/2013-08-23-leaving-go.html

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There are a few gui goings-on with Go:

https://github.com/google/gxui

https://github.com/lxn/walk

I've heard the Ethos operating system project is using Go for it's "user space"

You can read about the memory subsystem issues with that they are having on this page:

http://golang-nuts.narkive.com/JrAwRom3/go-operating-systems-and-system-programming

Overall the Go language looks like a "solution" in search of a problem.

It won't die as long as it's proprietary "mother" (Google) keeps on supporting it

but imagine if it were some university project --would it have drawn have the attention as it has over the years..

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I guess I end this post with a link to a thread for the Go 2.0 language wish list (from a year ago but still probably relevant):

https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/2iqtpl/what_is_your_wishlist_for_go_20/

It's a long list mostly populated by programmers who want it to have some of the features

other languages have.

Minimalism in a programming language has it's downside.

Thanks for taking the time to give me an answer! I read all the posts and now that i know about the good and the bad , I'm thinking about learning a bit about GO when i have some free time.