Google's Go

[Bane]

Nick Sabalausky Wrote:

> "Steve Teale" <steve.teale at britseyeview.com> wrote in message 
> news:hjf9uk$1trp$1 at digitalmars.com...
> >I see that Go has now usurped D's former place at #13 in Tiobe - which I 
> >realize of course does not mean anything. But I'd be interested to hear 
> >what the D aficionados think of Go.
> >
> > It probably would not suit Andrei.
> >
> 
> It's a gimped, obfuscated and immature imitation of D.
> It's little more than a concurrency-model experiment masquerading as a real 
> language.
> 
> Also:
> - As far as I'm concerned, its real name is "Issue 9" (search "google go 
> issue 9").
> - It's the Buick/Cadillac/Oldsmobile of computer languages: Garbage that 
> gets attention solely because of the name(s) attached.
> - Does nothing to change my opinion that Google has done nothing noteworthy 
> outside of search engines and maybe their ad service.
> 
> 

It looks like to me they are making Google Goo for prestige. Search engine, browser, now programming language... Whats next? OS? Laptops? Fast food franchise?