2009 founded Standing
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Go
the moat is real
16 years 283 days and counting
Pike, Thompson, Griesemer, 2009. Still the language of infrastructure.
Why it lasted
- A Google language that is boring on purpose. Boring compiled to a single binary is a career.
- The cloud, Kubernetes, and a generation of CLIs are written in it.
Times it almost ended
- Generics took years and people threatened to leave. They did not.
What would finish it
- Rust becoming the default for the same jobs with the same hiring pool. In progress at the edges, not at the CLIs.
Questions
Is Go still up?
Yes, with a Standing verdict: the moat is real. Founded 2009.
How long has Go been around?
Go has been up since 2009-11-10.
Why did Go survive?
A Google language that is boring on purpose. Boring compiled to a single binary is a career.
Could Go still die?
Rust becoming the default for the same jobs with the same hiring pool. In progress at the edges, not at the CLIs.