> most languages offer programs at least some operating system like services > via a runtime service layer > -> in C, this was initially "crt0" the thin c runtime > -> in Go, the service layer is richer, offering thread management and > goroutine multiplexing, garbage collection, and more. > > the Go runtime is written in Go mostly and uses C or assembler to connect to > the host operating system. > the Go runtime is linked with the developer's Go code, and the two of them > are constitute the output of go build or go install
I would add that, unlike VMs simulating CPUs, there can't be a matryoshka-doll infinity of Go runtimes resting on other Go runtimes. There is just one, which interfaces with the underlying OS directly. -- 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.
