From adcecbe05ef812bc8ff477dec47720a2cfc273e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Pike
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 11:14:19 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] 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
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick
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doc/go_faq.html | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
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 Go gopher, not just any old gopher.
+
+Is the language called Go or Golang?
+
+
+The language is called Go.
+The "golang" moniker arose because the web site is
+golang.org, 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.
+
+
+
+A side note: Although the
+official logo
+has two capital letters, the language name is written Go, not GO.
+
+
Why did you create a new language?
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