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| author | Rob Pike <r@golang.org> | 2018-09-16 11:14:19 +1000 |
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| committer | Rob Pike <r@golang.org> | 2018-09-16 09:18:36 +0000 |
| commit | adcecbe05ef812bc8ff477dec47720a2cfc273e3 (patch) | |
| tree | 452e6f88107ec16b2bc10a18624f4b0e89e41e3e /doc/go_faq.html | |
| parent | 83c605fb96b694455ca3c7c3d69bc6e4f526268e (diff) | |
| download | go-adcecbe05ef812bc8ff477dec47720a2cfc273e3.tar.xz | |
doc: add a go/golang entry to the FAQ
It's worth clarifying that the language is called "Go".
Fixes #27616.
Change-Id: Ie4a9cb5e7e6afa437c60e06914125ef7490f27d0
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/135517
Reviewed-by: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
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diff --git a/doc/go_faq.html b/doc/go_faq.html index b1c15295d6..7c4263b090 100644 --- a/doc/go_faq.html +++ b/doc/go_faq.html @@ -108,6 +108,26 @@ by Renée at Gophercon in 2016. He has unique features; he's the <em>Go gopher</em>, not just any old gopher. </p> +<h3 id="go_or_golang"> +Is the language called Go or Golang?</h3> + +<p> +The language is called Go. +The "golang" moniker arose because the web site is +<a href="https://golang.org">golang.org</a>, not +go.org, which was not available to us. +Many use the golang name, though, and it is handy as +a label. +For instance, the Twitter tag for the language is "#golang". +The language's name is just plain Go, regardless. +</p> + +<p> +A side note: Although the +<a href="https://blog.golang.org/go-brand">official logo</a> +has two capital letters, the language name is written Go, not GO. +</p> + <h3 id="creating_a_new_language"> Why did you create a new language?</h3> |