Go: Making Programming Great Again

By Daniela Petruzalek

Elevator Pitch

In this talk you will learn about how the principles driving Go design and how they may influence your productivity as a developer (or a team), exploring the design decisions and the important role of the community as a regulator of Go’s evolution.

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In this talk you will learn about how the principles driving Go design and how they may influence your productivity as a developer (or a team). We will explore about how Go was influenced by other programming languages and how the Go creators cherry-picked specific features to create a curated experience that any developer could benefit from. Finally, we see how the Go community has been playing an important role on preserving those values.