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Google is not at all a Go shop. Google is a C++ shop, especially when it comes to servers.
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panpanna 2567 days ago
(that contradicts your earlier comment)

Google has been gradually moving away from C++ and Java since 2012. See this quora post with multiple references from Google employees.

https://www.quora.com/How-is-Go-used-at-Google-What-could-be...

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pjmlp 2567 days ago
That is not what their employees talk about at CppCon, LLVM conferences, ISO C++ meetings, Java Language Summit (yes they come around in spite of Android).

Go is mostly a Docker/Kubernetes thing.

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favorited 2567 days ago
The fact that most Google code is C++ does not at all contradict that they are invested in Swift.
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