> I was asked a few weeks ago, "What was the biggest surprise you encountered rolling out Go?" I knew the answer instantly: Although we expected C++ programmers to see Go as an alternative, instead most Go programmers come from languages like Python and Ruby. Very few come from C++.
Yes, but he was talking programmers out there, not Google. IIRC, in 2012, they were still _very_ reluctant to talk about any use of Go within Google, with vitess being the only exception.
> I was asked a few weeks ago, "What was the biggest surprise you encountered rolling out Go?" I knew the answer instantly: Although we expected C++ programmers to see Go as an alternative, instead most Go programmers come from languages like Python and Ruby. Very few come from C++.
http://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2012/06/less-is-exponentia...