Longtime Google Engineer Leaves After 19 Years, Reflecting on Go's Evolution

2025-05-11

A senior engineer who spent 19 years at Google, heavily involved in the development of the Go programming language, has left the company. The article reflects on their 14-year journey with Go, from contributing to the compiler frontend to shaping language features like generics and influencing the project's overall direction. The author believes Go still has significant room for growth and hopes to contribute to its future development.

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