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by rakoo 4191 days ago
> Go's adoption is not something to write home about either.

I wouldn't say so... Go may not be as widespread as other older languages, but the speed at which it's taking over new developments (and sometimes re-writes) can't be glossed over that easily.

Regarding GP's comment, I believe the number 1 argument why that project is started in C is performance. Even nginx, which is also written in C, can't match H2O's speed; I doubt Rust with all the micro-management you can have could beat this level of dedication towards performance.

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>I wouldn't say so... Go may not be as widespread as other older languages, but the speed at which it's taking over new developments (and sometimes re-writes) can't be glossed over that easily.

It has a decent following for a new-ish (5 years) language, but the HN echo-chamber makes it seem ever larger than it actually is.

In the general industry it's nearly a statistical error, especially in the enterprise.