With other languages, "compiled" and "garbage collection" are associated with waiting around for the compiler to finish and then getting programs that run slowly. But Go has a lightning-fast compiler ...

Go 1.8, the latest version of Google’s popular open source language, is now available. Officially released Thursday, version 1.8 focuses on compilation, garbage collection, and HTTP support ...

Go offers an expressive type system, fast compilation, good performance, and built-in language features that simplify threaded programming and concurrency. The language has been under development ...