Go
This section contains snippets of code written in Go, a statically typed, compiled programming language designed at Google. Go is known for its simplicity, efficiency, and strong concurrency support, making it ideal for building scalable and high-performance applications. The following examples demonstrate various Go functionalities and best practices to help you understand and implement Go in your projects effectively.
History
The Go programming language, also known as Golang, was developed at Google. Here is a brief history:
2007: Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson begin designing Go at Google.
2009: Go is publicly announced and released as an open-source project.
2012: Go 1.0 is released, marking the language's first stable release.
2015: Go 1.5 is released, with significant changes including the removal of the C language dependency in the compiler and runtime.
2016: Go 1.6 is released, adding HTTP/2 support in the net/http package.
2017: Go 1.8 is released, introducing improvements to the garbage collector and runtime.
2018: Go 1.11 is released, adding support for modules, a new dependency management system.
2019: Go 1.13 is released, introducing improvements to error handling and number literals.
2020: Go 1.14 is released, adding improvements to the runtime and defer handling.
2021: Go 1.16 is released, introducing the
embedpackage for embedding files into Go binaries.2022: Go 1.20 is released, introducing improvements to the
go buildcommand and thego modtool.2022: Go 1.21 is released, adding support for C gofile directives in the compiler.
2023: Go 1.22 is released, introducing a new experimental feature called "Go Modules Rewrite" which simplifies the dependency management system.
Go Evolution
Go continues to evolve, with ongoing work on future versions to improve the language and add new features.