Google releases the Go language

[Richard Esplin]

TechCrunch reports that Google has released a new programming language called Go.

They describe it as Python meets C++:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/10/google-go-language/

Here is the language site:

http://golang.org/

Has anyone here played with Go yet?

I have been hankering for the easy development practices of a scripting language like Python or Ruby in a language that compiles to fast binary code.

cf. Discussion of Python's long term performance limitations:
http://groups.google.com/group/unladen-swallow/browse_thread/thread/4edbc406f544643e

Anyone know of an alternative that provides the best of all worlds?

Richard Esplin