Phat Go Code Launched (Thursday, November 19, 2009) - Just a quick note. I've launched a new site called PhatGoCode.com containing various bits of sample code for the Go programming language. I essentially did this to address the lack of simple and concise samples that are available at this early stage. At the time of writing this site is barely off the ground but will be under vigorous construction in the comming
A Little More of Google's Go (Tuesday, November 17, 2009) - Well, I've been spending a little more time fiddling with Google's new Go programming language of late and again figured I'd share some more playing-around-code. Edit 12/2/2009: Note that I've launched PhatGoCode.com, a site full of Go example code. HTTP Operations and XML Processing One of my favorite examples I tend to use in higher level languages is the retrieval
First Impressions of Go, Google's New Systems Language (Saturday, November 14, 2009) - It's funny. These days I hear Google's name mentioned in reference to subjects I never would have imagined three or four years back. Cell phones... Web browsers... Operating Systems... And a systems programming language??? Yes, a systems programming language... By the name of "Go", actually. It boasts garbage collection, enhanced safety and slick concurrency.