Still Up Since the index

languages

Bash vs Go

Bash started first, in 1989, 20 years before Go.

Bash 37y 101d since 1989 · Standing started first Go 16y 311d since 2009 · Standing

Why Bash lasted

  • It is the default shell on a billion machines even when it is not your login shell.
  • Every install script is a bash script pretending to be portable.

Why Go 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.

Questions

Which is older, Bash or Go?

Bash started first, in 1989, 20 years before Go.

How long has Bash been running?

Bash has been up 37 years 101 days, since 1989-06-08.

How long has Go been running?

Go has been up 16 years 311 days, since 2009-11-10.

More languages comparisons

same category

Bash vs JavaScriptBash vs PHPBash vs PythonGo vs JavaScriptGo vs PHPGo vs Python

Dates are founding dates from the written entries. Play which is older, or see the oldest languages still running.