To help remedy this shortcoming Google has unveiled a new programming language called Go. Google describes Go as an experimental language that attempts to combine the speed of Python with performance and safety of C or C++.

Google Go team members wrote a blog post saying, "In our experiments with Go to date, typical builds feel instantaneous; even large binaries compile in just a few seconds. And the compiled code runs close to the speed of C. Go is designed to let you move fast."

One caveat of Go is that not even Google is using the language internally at this time. The Go team says that the language is now mature enough for wide scale enterprise deployment. A post on the Go FAQ page reads, "We hope adventurous users will give it a try and see if they enjoy it. Not every programmer will, but we hope enough will find satisfaction in the approach it offers to justify further development."

The Go team gave a few trends that lead to the development of the Go language. The team says that the header files of languages like C are detrimental to fast compilation. The team also feels that garbage collection and parallel computation are not well supported by popular system languages.

The Go team wrote, "Go is a great language for systems programming with support for multi-processing, a fresh and lightweight take on object-oriented design, plus some cool features like true closures and reflection."