What are the advantages and disadvantages of Go programming language?

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Published on 2010-02-04T09:29:46Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 22:33 UTC
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Not so long ago Google came out with this new programming language, which was said to be fast as C and intuitive and simple as python. I will not judge this assertions, but instead ask you:

What do you think are Go's advantages and disadvantages?
Can you tell us about a real use you have given to this programming language?

Thanks! Manuel

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