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Go
Summary
Go is a programming language[1]. Go ranks in the top 0.27% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,251 views/month, #2 of 742).[2]
Key Facts
- Go's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
- Go's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[4].
- Go's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[5].
- Go's instance of is recorded as concurrent programming language[6].
- Go's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[7].
- Go's instance of is recorded as compiled language[8].
- Go's instance of is recorded as object-based language[9].
- Marmota monax is named after Go[10].
- Go's developer is recorded as Google[11].
- Go's developer is recorded as Rob Pike[12].
- Go's developer is recorded as Q1107006[13].
- Go's developer is recorded as The Go Authors[14].
- Go's developer is recorded as Robert Griesemer[15].
- Go's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[16].
- Go's programmed in is recorded as Go[17].
- Go's designed by is recorded as Rob Pike[18].
- Go's designed by is recorded as Q1107006[19].
- Go's designed by is recorded as Robert Griesemer[20].
- Go's operating system is recorded as DragonFly BSD[21].
- Go's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[22].
- Go's operating system is recorded as Linux[23].
- Go's operating system is recorded as macOS[24].
- Go's operating system is recorded as Q34225[25].
- Go's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[26].
- Go's operating system is recorded as Plan 9[27].
Body
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include programming language[3], procedural programming language[4], multi-paradigm programming language[5], concurrent programming language[6], imperative programming language[7], and compiled language[8].
History and Context
Marmota monax is named after Go[10].
Why It Matters
Go ranks in the top 0.27% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,251 views/month, #2 of 742).[2] Go has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Go is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Go has been cited as an influence by Zig[30], a programming language[31], founded in 2015[32]; V[33], a programming language[34], founded in 2018[35]; Carbon[36], a programming language[37], founded in 2020[38]; Gleam[39], a functional programming language[40], founded in 2016[41]; Crystal[42], a programming language[43], founded in 2014[44]; and Ballerina[45], a programming language[46], founded in 2017[47].
FAQs
Who did Go influence?
Go has been cited as an influence by Zig[30], V[33], Carbon[36], and Gleam[39].