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0 pointspjmlp8y ago0 comments

Java, Python and C++ are the actual workhorse languages at Google.

Go doesn't seem to be used that much other than a few known projects like the stuff that got re-written for YouTube or the download server.

You see this when new Web APIs are released, usually Go isn't part of the preview SDKs, and on Android all the work done on Go mobile has been done by people on the Go team or from the community at large.

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bitmapbrother8y ago

Dart runs all of their AdSense code. I also believe your information about the usage of Go at Google is also out of date.

pjmlpOP8y ago

Dart runs the AdSense code, because the AdSense team rescued the Dart team when the decision came to them stop being part of Chrome development efforts.

Regarding Go at Google, if you have better sources of information to share with those living outside Mountain View, it would be very helpful.

geodel8y ago

I think Go needs and does very little marketing inside or outside Google. Despite what Go baiters say about its usage and lack of features like generics etc, it is now reasonably successful in industry. Unlike Dart they do not need to do constant hammering that a huge/critical application X inside Google is written in Go.

bitmapbrother8y ago

I've never heard of the story where the AdSense team rescued the Dart team. Do you have a citation for this?

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camus28y ago

it's fair to say that Go is actually used more outside Google than inside Google. And to be fair I don't see Java or C++ specialists moving to Go when they'll loose a lot of their tooling and language features in the process. I like my enums explicit and my generics ,personally.

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0 pointspjmlp8y ago0 comments

Java, Python and C++ are the actual workhorse languages at Google.

Go doesn't seem to be used that much other than a few known projects like the stuff that got re-written for YouTube or the download server.

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bitmapbrother8y ago

Dart runs all of their AdSense code. I also believe your information about the usage of Go at Google is also out of date.

pjmlpOP8y ago

Dart runs the AdSense code, because the AdSense team rescued the Dart team when the decision came to them stop being part of Chrome development efforts.

Regarding Go at Google, if you have better sources of information to share with those living outside Mountain View, it would be very helpful.

geodel8y ago

bitmapbrother8y ago

I've never heard of the story where the AdSense team rescued the Dart team. Do you have a citation for this?

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camus28y ago

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