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[TheHarmattan]

I started 2 weeks ago learning the popular Go language and I have to say, it blew me away. There are some quirks here and there but the quirks are not too intrusive.

I started this post to encourage young cowboys and cowgirls that if you want to learn a language fast, Go, is the way to go. Get it? 😂

Anyhow, there are a ton of libraries that you can use to make anything you want. The downside is the same as all other programming languages: you must be strong in maths. There isn't a way around it.

The language is backed by Google and it's a competitor to Swift. Sorry @Jay . It runs on Linux, Mac and MS.

No previous experience is necessary because you learn the fundamentals as you learn program logic and file organization.

Head on over to go.dev
If you're not convinced PM me and I'll help you out.

Edit: Companies are leaving Python for Go. NETFLIX made the biggest change.

 

[TheHarmattan]

How do you know if you have the basic math skills?

If you can explain the quadratic formula, you have the basics down. Calculus is an extension of quadratics which is a way to measure change. Simple stuff. I believe you got what it takes!

Here's the quadratic equation in a nice vid:

View: https://youtu.be/BAn6bUozCfY

 

[James]

Looks impressing specially after seeing backed by Google as I herd much about Go in recent days but never get a chance to see in details. Should be good for lockdown time learning to be honest. Shall try it.

 

[TheHarmattan]

Looks impressing specially after seeing backed by Google as I herd much about Go in recent days but never get a chance to see in details. Should be good for lockdown time learning to be honest. Shall try it.

Actually, a programming language should NOT be backed by a company. It should always be backed by a standardization board of engineering. A board makes interoperability so much smoother for making products better.

ANSI: American National Standards Institute - Wikipedia

ISO: International Organization for Standardization - Wikipedia

ECMA: Ecma International - Wikipedia

We (open source advocates) got into a big discussion about Microsoft making compilers for C# on Linux machines. "The Old Man" AKA Richard Stallman sounded the alarm.

You can read about it here:

Stallman warns about C# and Mono dependence [LWN.net]

lwn.net

Microsoft had a trick up their sleeve and they had to come correct or stay away.

 

[TheHarmattan]

Looks like .Net is open source...

There has to be a catch somewhere... But I don't have the time to find it.

.NET - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org