Google Releases Version 1.5 of Its Go Programming Language, Finally Ditches C

An anonymous reader writes: Google has launched the sixth notable stable release of its Go programming language Go 1.5. VB reports: "This is not a major release, as denoted by the version number and the fact that the only language change is the lifting of a restriction in the map literal syntax to make them more consistent with slice literals. That said, Go 1.5 does include a significant rewrite: The compiler tool chain has been translated from C to Go. This means "the last vestiges of C code" have been finally removed from the Go code base. As for actual changes in Go 1.5, you'll want to read the full release notes. Highlights include improvements to garbage collection, the developer tools, the standard library, and new ports."

Comments

Re:Finally!

[jcr]

as long as you use an appropriate subset

That's what we call "C".

The only think C++ has going for it is the fact that you don't have to use it all.

-jcr