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by davecheney 4129 days ago
No, this was unrelated.

SP, PC and FP are virtual registers, from the POV of the assembler. On _some_ architecture those words have real meanings, like RSP on intel, but on others they are just conventions.

I don't think Keith's rage quit has had a measurable impact on the direction of Go or its toolchain.