Introduction¶

Go was created by a small team in Google, which consisted of - Rober Griesemar - Rob Pike - Ken Thompson

Why a new language?

Python    - Easy to use, but slow
Java      - Increasingly complex type system
C/C++     - Complex type system, slow compile times

Golang has - strong and statically typed language - excellent community - key features - simplicity - fast compile times - garbage collected - built-in concurrency - compile to standalone binaries

Useful resources - https://golang.org/ - https://golangbridge.org/ - https://play.golang.org