> > My only gripe is its intended use as a systems programming language. > It's ...

> > My only gripe is its intended use as a systems programming language.

> It's not. It's a new Java, not a new C++.

Not according to the Go developers. "Go is a general-purpose language designed with systems programming in mind." http://golang.org/ref/spec#Introduction

masklinn on Aug 15, 2013 [–]

It's not the first time they could be quoted with completely off-their-rocker statements.