Go: A new system programing language

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> Looks interesting.
> 
> * Uses a module system
> * Built-in arrays are value types.
> * Python like slice syntx  a[lo:hi]
> * immutable strings
> * switch has no break.  Use "fallthrough" to fallthrough.
> * Nested functions
> * First class tuples  ( a,b = func(),   a,b=b,a )
> * := for assignment
> * Uses "var" to declare variables (this was chapmpioned by some here
> instead of auto)
> * varible type comes after declaration and is optional
> * return type of functions comes after parameters
> * No Windows port yet.  That's going to be a bit of a roadblock to
> widespread adoption.
> * Iota!?
> * ...
> 
> There's a lot there that looks either like D or like things people in
> the D community have argued for.

It's also missing quite a few things that people in the D community take 
for granted.

> And it's got the billion dollar backing of a major company.

That part I missed.


Andrei