Why did Google develop Go?

Google has two tremendous problems. One of them is compile time. Back in the 1980's, reasonable sized projects took hours to do a clean build. There were whole server farms dedicated to recompil…

Top stories for Long   Why did Google develop Go? Kurt Guntheroth, Software Engineer and Writer • Updated October 18, 2021 Google has two tremendous problems. One of them is compile time. Back in the 1980's, reasonable sized projects took hours to do a clean build. There were whole server farms... Read more » 10.6K 149   If Tony Stark died while inside his Iron man suit, how will the suit respond? Asked in MarvelHolics • Answered by Matt Ferreira • July 8 We saw this in Endgame. After Tony made his sacrifice with the snap he was borderline unresponsive. When Pepper asked F.R.I.D.A.Y. about his status and she replied "life fu... Read more » 1.5K 69   How do you calculate (π/2)²³ without calculator? Aaron Brown, SB Applied Mathematics, Harvard University (1978) • Answered June 23 If you had been taught math before calculators, you would know that the base 10 logarithm of pi is about 0.4971 and the base 10 logarithm of 2 is 0.3010. The difference is ... Read more » 344 36   5 foods that have more protein than eggs Frank Abah, Trade Finance Consultant (2021-present) • Posted Jul 18, 2024 We need protein from whatever food source we can get it from. Protein is so important in a diet. The building blocks of muscle, hormones, and enzymes are all proteins. In addition to promoting healt... Read more » 896 25   What do professors look for while selecting PhD students? William Brandler, PhD Human Genomics, University of Oxford (2013) • Answered November 19 I stood up to give my interview presentation to a panel of Professors and the screen was blank. Images were not showing up. Only text. Some incompatibility between MacOS an... Read more » 71 1   Does giving birth to the second child hurt less than giving birth to the first child? Chris Williams, lives in Pittsburgh, PA • Answered November 18 I've had two children, both by natural childbirth. The best description i ever heard of childbirth was from a sitcom on tv years ago: A man was explaining to a woman in labo... Read more » 2K 190   How do restaurants set up their pasta cooking station? Do they cook to order or par-boil then re-heat? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered November 20, 2017 I run a very busy kitchen. We sell a couple of hundred plates of pasta every day and it would be impossible for us to cook our dried pasta to order. It just takes too long ... Read more » 402 22   Why is Windows 11 so unpopular? Why is everybody switching to Linux? IhrtJetsnteaching, Spanish, English, ESL teacher in public schools & college • Updated December 2 I know nothing about Linux, but I can address why Windows 11 may be so unpopular. I have a Windows 10 desktop and a Windows 11 laptop version of basically the same computer... Read more » 1.3K 203   How long does a heart attack last? Lord Jason Vine of Blairadam, Armed Security Officer at Dark Knight Asset Protection (2018-present) • Answered March 15 That depends. Mine lasted 37 hours. Mostly because I ignored it for 36 of those hours. It probably should have killed me. I had what is called a widow maker. Left anterior ... Read more » 164 10   I'm 19 years old and my mom disapproves me from staying out late. Does she still have the right to do that? I keep telling her that I'm a grown up and not a kid but she won't listen to me. Because of that, I literally hate her so much! Eileen Wood, Virtual Assistant and Notary Public (2005-present) • Answered October 2, 2023 I'm 19 years old and my mom disapproves me from staying out late. Does she still have the right to do that? I keep telling her that I'm a grown up and not a kid but she won... Read more » 2.7K 20   If C++ is so strong as a programming language, why can't it replace Python in AI and data science? Tom Oldfield, Senior Research Fellow • Answered September 13 In case this is not obvious. Nearly all AI algorithms are written in C and C++, because these languages are "strong", though it is not clear what you mean by this. C and C++... Read more » 68 6   Once, the mathematician Ennio De Giorgi (1928-1996) finished his lecture on Mathematical Analysis at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa five minutes early. Nick104 • Posted Feb 5 A student raised his hand and asked: "Professor, since we still have five minutes... there is an integral that I can't solve: can I show it to you?". "Yes, let's see," replied the professor. Then the ... Read more » 2K 169 Read more in your feed

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Does using fancy salt actually make a difference in cooking, or is it just a myth?

Fancy salt? You mean like that pink Himalayan shit? Yeah, the pink, it's iron, and dirt, clay to be exact. Nothing good about that. There's black salt too. It's volcanic, full of sulfur and sme…

Top stories for Long   Does using fancy salt actually make a difference in cooking, or is it just a myth? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered November 21 Fancy salt? You mean like that pink Himalayan shit? Yeah, the pink, it's iron, and dirt, clay to be exact. Nothing good about that. There's black salt too. It's volcanic, fu... Read more » 610 58   Diaz Gabriela, Reseracher at Academic Research (2004-present) • Posted Jan 29 In 1947, a woman walked into a grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee, to drop off a roll of film to be developed. As she entered, she realized she had one last photo left to take. She saw a boy outsid... Read more » 3K 125   If 8x = 80, what is x? Mohammad Yusuf, Solving problems like Sherlock • Updated December 21, 2019 DON'T MISS THE END, Sherlock cracked it. It is one of the most interesting equations I have ever come across. No, solution is not the problem, but because the possible outco... Read more » 3.1K 226   Why is NTFS not supported in Mac and Android devices? Franklin Veaux, Apple developer since the days of the Lisa • Answered October 17 NTFS is supported out of the box as a read-only filesystem on macOS. You just can't write to it. Why can't you write to it? It's proprietary. The code is closed-source and pr... Read more » 471 34   Why don't predators eat hibernating bears? Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com • Answered October 29 If nature were a video game, hibernation would be considered an overpowered feature that needs to be nerfed. The bear goes to sleep and its body begins shutting down, its br... Read more » 9.9K 256   HOW WOMEN CHOOSE MEN. Yahiya Ali • Posted Dec 16, 2024 1.Women possess two opposing instincts when it comes to selecting partners. On one hand, there exists a fundamental drive to choose individuals with superior genetic characteristics, often referred ... Read more » 2K 351   Why is AC considered more efficient than DC? Eric Meier, Power Systems Engineer at ERCOT (2017-present) • Answered January 1, 2018 It's not. DC is more efficient than AC power and has lower line losses than AC lines. With AC, the current travels on the skin of the conductor while with DC, the current f... Read more » 1.2K 188   How long can you live drinking 12 beers a day? Wellington Muzz, Medical Officer (2003-present) • Answered November 16 I drank 18 beers a day for many years, probably 25–30 years. The cardiologist asked me during my week in ICU how I could be so specific with the amount per day. I told him ... Read more » 3K 171   I have a very bad GPA. My GPA is around 3.33. If I submit my application to Harvard, will I be rejected before looking at my extracurriculars? I have a good essay, superb recommendation letters, and a SAT score of 1580. Joshua Gross, Faculty member who has been part of admissions processes • Answered October 21 No, you will be rejected after they look at your extracurriculars. They do look at your full application; in fact, two people look at it. For all of five minutes. But no sa... Read more » 422 88   The herb that improves prostate health and mood Maca Rena, works at Medicine and Healthcare (2001-present) • Updated Feb 17, 2024 The prostate is a small gland in men that is part of their reproductive system. This small body part... Read more » 102 6   Is Donald Trump as beloved around the world as he is in the US? Angela Stockton, B.A. English & Journalism, University of Kentucky (1970) • Updated November 26 Here's a statistic I'll bet will come as news to you: Donald Trump has run for president three times, in 2016, 2020 and 2024. On Election Day in each of those years, he nev... Read more » 11.1K 688   If Tony Stark died while inside his Iron man suit, how will the suit respond? Asked in MarvelHolics • Answered by Matt Ferreira • July 8 We saw this in Endgame. After Tony made his sacrifice with the snap he was borderline unresponsive. When Pepper asked F.R.I.D.A.Y. about his status and she replied "life fu... Read more » 1.5K 69 Read more in your feed

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