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Go is ''statically typed'' | Go is ''statically typed''. Go gets rid of some of these and "feels" like a dynamic language. For example Go uses ''local type inference'', which eliminates the need to specify the type unnecessarily in program, the compiler figures it out. | ||
Go is ''strongly typed'' meaning that yes cannot be unsafely coerced into other types they're not, or at least without programmer giving explicit permission. In JavaScript, for example, implicit conversion is done based on complicated rules that are not always easy to remember. | Go is ''strongly typed'' meaning that yes cannot be unsafely coerced into other types they're not, or at least without programmer giving explicit permission. In JavaScript, for example, implicit conversion is done based on complicated rules that are not always easy to remember. | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 16 March 2016
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Overview
Go is statically typed. Go gets rid of some of these and "feels" like a dynamic language. For example Go uses local type inference, which eliminates the need to specify the type unnecessarily in program, the compiler figures it out.
Go is strongly typed meaning that yes cannot be unsafely coerced into other types they're not, or at least without programmer giving explicit permission. In JavaScript, for example, implicit conversion is done based on complicated rules that are not always easy to remember.
For more details on typing, see static typing vs. dynamic typing and strong typing vs. loose typing.
Zero Value
Zero value for a specific type: 0 for ints, 0.0 for floats, "" for string and nil for pointers.
Number
String
String Operators and Functions
Built-in Types
Arrays
Slices
Slice built-in functions append(), copy().