go@1.20 ☆

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Description:
Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @golang | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: golang programming-language backend compiler concurrency

Install: brew install go@1.20

About:
Go is a statically typed, compiled programming language designed at Google. It provides excellent support for concurrency and garbage collection, enabling the development of high-performance networked and multi-threaded applications.

Key Features:

Fast compilation and execution
Built-in concurrency support (goroutines and channels)
Strong standard library
Simple and readable syntax

Use Cases:

Building scalable cloud infrastructure and microservices
Developing command-line interface (CLI) tools
Creating high-performance networking servers

Alternatives:

Rust – Offers memory safety without a garbage collector but has a steeper learning curve.
Python – Easier to learn and highly versatile, but generally slower in execution speed.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 8:41pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	4e4c7bd2