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Math library methods in Google's Go Programming Language

I have been programming in google Golang and have been enjoying it due to its brevity but I find it surprising that almost all its Math standard library methods are for the floating point type. Is ...
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Sets Data Structure in Golang

I really like google golang but could some one explain what the rationale is for the implementors having left out a basic data structure such as sets from the standard library?
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Container types in Golang

For a non-OOP language like google Go, is it idiomatic to go about implementing new container types using datatypes like arrays or lists so as to implement convenient functionality like contains ...
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What kind of software is done best with The Go Programming language? [closed]

Go was introduced as a system programming language, but I've noticed many start-ups use it as a web development language. My confusion is: What kind of software is meant to be written in Go? Is Go ...
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When Rob Pike says “Go is about composition”, what exactly does he mean?

From Less is Exponentially More If C++ and Java are about type hierarchies and the taxonomy of types, Go is about composition.
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Benefits of classic OOP over Go-like language

I've been thinking a lot about language design and what elements would be necessary for an "ideal" programming language, and studying Google's Go has led me to question a lot of otherwise common ...
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Advantages of a left to right language syntax

I've been watching an interview with Herb Sutter on Channel9 and he mentioned at the end of the video that left to right language syntax would be on the top on his whishlist for a future C++ ...
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Is Google's Go a type-safe language?

this page http://golang.org/doc/go_faq.html writes: although Go has static types the language attempts to make types feel lighter weight than in typical OO languages So my question is ...
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How much is Google investing in the Go language?

I have read quite a bit about the Go language, and it seems promising. The last important bit of information I am missing before I decide on spending more effort on the language is: How much money/man ...