Arian Kuschki <arian.kusc...@googlemail.com> once said: > I would like to learn a new programming language. I do not know C. As > I remember positive reactions on this list when Go came out, I would > like to know if people still think it might be a 'better C'. One thing > I like about Go is that is seems more suitable for server/web stuff, > which is where I 'earn my bread' (working in Java and Javascript > mainly, also Python) . But is it also good for building stuff like > dmenu, dwm, cli tools in general etc? Or is C still king here?
Pretty much the only C code I write nowadays is on Plan 9. Everywhere else it's Go or rc. I'm just about finished tidying up the port of Go to Plan 9. I have one last changeset pending review. C will always have its place but for new code, Go with Go. :-) Anthony
