Go programming language Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/Go-programming-language Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/Go-programming-language Also known as: Golang Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the author of Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Nick Tabor Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 30, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Byname: Golang (Show more) Go, open-source programming language known for its simplicity and speed. Development of Go began in 2007 with the aim of minimizing programmer effort. It was largely successful in achieving this goal, being ranked in July 2024 as the seventh most popular programming language in the world by the software company TIOBE, which publishes an index that measures programming-language popularity. “Builds were taking 45 minutes. I considered that painful. When builds take that long, you have a lot of time to think about what you might make better.” —Rob Pike on C++, GopherCon 2014 A group of Google engineers had the ...(100 of 434 words)

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