Language
Go
Programming language developed by Google and the open-source community
2009Appeared
1.27.3Latest version
8Languages it influenced
Facts
- Appeared
- 2009
- Type system
- static typing, duck typing, inference typing, structural typing, strong typing
- Latest version
- 1.27.3 (October 20, 2026)
- Languages it influenced
- 8
- Paradigms
- concurrent computing, procedural programming, functional programming, structured programming, imperative programming, object-oriented programming
- Designed by
- Ken Thompson, Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike
- Developer
- Ken Thompson, Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, The Go Authors, Google
- Influenced by
- communicating sequential processes, Oberon, C, Alef, Smalltalk, Modula, Newsqueak, APL, Oberon-2, Active Oberon, Limbo, Modula-2 +3
- Implemented in
- Go
- File extensions
- .go
- Licence
- BSD licenses
- Operating system
- Microsoft Windows, macOS, Solaris, illumos, IBM AIX, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, iOS, Plan 9, DragonFly BSD +1
- Influences listed
- 15
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q37227
Frameworks written in it · 11
| Framework | Kind | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Apptainer | digital container format, Linux Foundation project, free and open-source software, container runtime | 3-clause BSD License |
| Avalanche | blockchain framework, cryptocurrency, blockchain, smart contract platform, payment system | 3-clause BSD License |
| Docker | free and open-source software, container runtime | Apache Software License 2.0, proprietary license |
| Ethereum | blockchain framework, cryptocurrency, ongoing project, web service, blockchain, free software, smart contract platform | GNU General Public License, version 3.0 |
| Garden Windows | free software, container runtime | Apache Software License 2.0 |
| Hugo | blog software, free software, static site generator | Apache Software License 2.0 |
| Iris | web framework | 3-clause BSD License |
| Moby | free and open-source software | Apache Software License 2.0 |
| Podman | free and open-source software, container runtime | Apache Software License 2.0 |
| Snowman | static site generator | GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 |
| XinFin | blockchain framework | — |