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| author | Fuwn <[email protected]> | 2021-07-25 10:36:04 +0000 |
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| committer | Fuwn <[email protected]> | 2021-07-25 10:36:04 +0000 |
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fix(blog): programming languages blog case
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diff --git a/content/pages/blog/programming_languages/Golang.gmi b/content/pages/blog/programming_languages/Golang.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb0a1e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/pages/blog/programming_languages/Golang.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# GOLANG + +Author: Fuwn +Created: 2021. 07. 19. +Last Modified: 2021. 07. 20. + +Golang... Go is quite a funny language to me. I have a hard time taking it seriously, not because of the name, but because of the way it handles. Don't get me wrong, Go is a great tool to have under your belt, but it just feels very... "childish" ... to ME. + +Other than the weird chills I get whilst working with it (I just had to get that off my back, for the record), I think Go is a pretty nifty language. Go has the "I can do anything! just not very well..." [0] feeling to it, and it is very much true! I don't write software in Go because it "fast!" or "great on memory!", I write software in Go because it "fast! ...", "to write in!". + +> [0] Having the aformentioned quality to it is not particularly a bad thing, I think it actually benefits Go! + +Now, allow me to list some pros and cons that I have to say about Golang with some things to note while reading: + +These are ... + +* in no particular order +* my opinions! +* things that aren't explicitly advertised + +## PROS + +Reasons for anyone to learn or to use Go! + +* Fast enough: Not Rust fast, but not Python slow +* Lots of resources (books, documentation, libraries, tutorials, et cetera) +* Quite easy to pick up (having had prior experience with C-like programming languages) +* Can do just about anything! + +## CONS + +Nitpicks, not deal-breakers! + +* Garbage collected: Not necessarily a hard-con, but contributes to more memory overhead (not as much as Node.js though) +* Can be too simple at times +* Creepy dependency management and "package manager": `$ go get ...` seems pre-mature and underdeveloped + +One thing you might see a lot when there is talk about Go is the claim that Go hasn't "found it's niche" or "it has no real purpose". To that I say; Go's niche is it's simplicity, it's ability to introduce someone into the compiled language space, and to develop software with speed. + +## WHO WOULD I RECOMMEND GO TO? + +People who... + +* don't have much time for boilerplate material +* want to get into programming (or compiled languages) + +and dare I say it... anyone! + +## RESOURCES + +=> https://golang.org/ golang.org +=> https://interpreterbook.com/ Writing An Interpreter In Go by Thorsten Ball +=> https://compilerbook.com/ Writing A Compiler In Go by Thorsten Ball |