Here are some high level slides I put together, for a demo about the timeline of my company (Weta Digital) getting introduced to Go
talks.godoc.org/github.com/justinfx/demos/go_at_weta/go_at_weta.slide It was a slow process, and it wasn't any kind of full switch over. Just using the right tool for the job, as Gary just said. It seems best to not try and just cut everything over to it in one move, but to write piece by piece and let Go naturally prove it's worth and gain confidence and supporters. Then again my company is not your company, and the impact of using different languages, as well as the approach to introduce a new language, may be quite different. Justin On Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 4:28 AM <gary.willoug...@victoriaplumb.com> wrote: > It should always be 'use the best tool for the job'. If Go seems like a > good fit for a task, use it. We've used Go for creating web services > accessed via restful API's and it works great. I've personally used Go to > create command line utilities to help with development. We've also used it > to prototype systems before using other languages. > > We don't see it as a risk but as a competitive advantage. > > > On Monday, 19 December 2016 13:03:43 UTC, Tieson Molly wrote: > > What arguments or factors have contributed to your company adopting Go? > > Many businesses see switching to a new language or even using a new > language side by side with their existing language choice as a business > risk. > > Best regards, > > Ty > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
