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“The Go Programming Language” - is the article necessary?
Definite article in the question “What is the time?”Why “the” in “Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)”?Use of the definite article “the” before “church”Using article “the” for an artworkOO language - no article?The use of the article “THE” + positionJourney to hell and journey to the hellDefinite Article with Prepositional PhrasesThree sentences regarding the definitive article in technical/mathematical writingThe use of article before 'leader', 'director'
https://golang.org/
Not a native speaker. To me it sounds weird. I'd say "Go programming language".
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https://golang.org/
Not a native speaker. To me it sounds weird. I'd say "Go programming language".
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Thanks @WeatherVane. What if the name of the language was not an actual word? For example "C programming language".
– Alex
yesterday
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To restore the comment, I wrote — An article is necessary, "Go programming language" seems like a grammatical error concerning the verb "to go". Compare with "I use hammer" where the article is also needed. — but I deleted it because it needs more context. There are situations where an article is used, and where it is not, so the question is quite broad, about the use of articles generally.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
From tip.golang.org/doc/faq#go_or_golang some people call it Golang to avoid confusion- especially as a label for google searches or twitter references.
– k1eran
yesterday
The article would be used similarly for FORTRAN, Basic, Java, C, et al. Why should "Go" be treated differently?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
@Alex it'd still be "The C Programming Language"―in fact that was the name of the original authoritative book on the subject co-authored by the creator of the C language. "The Go Programming Language" is not only grammatically correct, but probably an intentional allusion to programmer lore as well.
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Not a native speaker. To me it sounds weird. I'd say "Go programming language".
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Thanks @WeatherVane. What if the name of the language was not an actual word? For example "C programming language".
– Alex
yesterday
1
To restore the comment, I wrote — An article is necessary, "Go programming language" seems like a grammatical error concerning the verb "to go". Compare with "I use hammer" where the article is also needed. — but I deleted it because it needs more context. There are situations where an article is used, and where it is not, so the question is quite broad, about the use of articles generally.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
From tip.golang.org/doc/faq#go_or_golang some people call it Golang to avoid confusion- especially as a label for google searches or twitter references.
– k1eran
yesterday
The article would be used similarly for FORTRAN, Basic, Java, C, et al. Why should "Go" be treated differently?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
@Alex it'd still be "The C Programming Language"―in fact that was the name of the original authoritative book on the subject co-authored by the creator of the C language. "The Go Programming Language" is not only grammatically correct, but probably an intentional allusion to programmer lore as well.
– Trevor Reid
yesterday
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Thanks @WeatherVane. What if the name of the language was not an actual word? For example "C programming language".
– Alex
yesterday
1
To restore the comment, I wrote — An article is necessary, "Go programming language" seems like a grammatical error concerning the verb "to go". Compare with "I use hammer" where the article is also needed. — but I deleted it because it needs more context. There are situations where an article is used, and where it is not, so the question is quite broad, about the use of articles generally.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
From tip.golang.org/doc/faq#go_or_golang some people call it Golang to avoid confusion- especially as a label for google searches or twitter references.
– k1eran
yesterday
The article would be used similarly for FORTRAN, Basic, Java, C, et al. Why should "Go" be treated differently?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
@Alex it'd still be "The C Programming Language"―in fact that was the name of the original authoritative book on the subject co-authored by the creator of the C language. "The Go Programming Language" is not only grammatically correct, but probably an intentional allusion to programmer lore as well.
– Trevor Reid
yesterday
Thanks @WeatherVane. What if the name of the language was not an actual word? For example "C programming language".
– Alex
yesterday
Thanks @WeatherVane. What if the name of the language was not an actual word? For example "C programming language".
– Alex
yesterday
1
1
To restore the comment, I wrote — An article is necessary, "Go programming language" seems like a grammatical error concerning the verb "to go". Compare with "I use hammer" where the article is also needed. — but I deleted it because it needs more context. There are situations where an article is used, and where it is not, so the question is quite broad, about the use of articles generally.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
To restore the comment, I wrote — An article is necessary, "Go programming language" seems like a grammatical error concerning the verb "to go". Compare with "I use hammer" where the article is also needed. — but I deleted it because it needs more context. There are situations where an article is used, and where it is not, so the question is quite broad, about the use of articles generally.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
From tip.golang.org/doc/faq#go_or_golang some people call it Golang to avoid confusion- especially as a label for google searches or twitter references.
– k1eran
yesterday
From tip.golang.org/doc/faq#go_or_golang some people call it Golang to avoid confusion- especially as a label for google searches or twitter references.
– k1eran
yesterday
The article would be used similarly for FORTRAN, Basic, Java, C, et al. Why should "Go" be treated differently?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
The article would be used similarly for FORTRAN, Basic, Java, C, et al. Why should "Go" be treated differently?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
@Alex it'd still be "The C Programming Language"―in fact that was the name of the original authoritative book on the subject co-authored by the creator of the C language. "The Go Programming Language" is not only grammatically correct, but probably an intentional allusion to programmer lore as well.
– Trevor Reid
yesterday
@Alex it'd still be "The C Programming Language"―in fact that was the name of the original authoritative book on the subject co-authored by the creator of the C language. "The Go Programming Language" is not only grammatically correct, but probably an intentional allusion to programmer lore as well.
– Trevor Reid
yesterday
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The article is necessary when you specify what Go is. "I can program in Go" will be comprehensible to software developers, but you might say "I can program in the Go programming language" to others, if you wanted to make sure that they understood.
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Many non-programmers would assume from the context that Go is a programming language.
– CJ Dennis
yesterday
2
Ah so it's like "English" vs "the English language". I remember that rule now :)
– Alex
yesterday
Think of it this way: "Go" is acting like an adjective here. The article actually mofifies "language".
– Spencer
yesterday
@CJDennis That's true but if someone said "I'm good at Go" you wouldn't know whether they meant the programming language or the strategy game unless there was some other context. Sometimes we need to be specific.
– BoldBen
yesterday
@Spencer You're talking about a noun adjunct.
– CJ Dennis
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The article is necessary because "the Go programming language" means exactly the same as "the programming language called 'Go'." Here "Go" is a proper noun, being used as a modifier on the noun "language". No different from "the Russian language". Since "language" is a fairly vanilla countable noun, it given an article in situations where an article is appropriate for such nouns.
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The article is necessary when you specify what Go is. "I can program in Go" will be comprehensible to software developers, but you might say "I can program in the Go programming language" to others, if you wanted to make sure that they understood.
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Many non-programmers would assume from the context that Go is a programming language.
– CJ Dennis
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Ah so it's like "English" vs "the English language". I remember that rule now :)
– Alex
yesterday
Think of it this way: "Go" is acting like an adjective here. The article actually mofifies "language".
– Spencer
yesterday
@CJDennis That's true but if someone said "I'm good at Go" you wouldn't know whether they meant the programming language or the strategy game unless there was some other context. Sometimes we need to be specific.
– BoldBen
yesterday
@Spencer You're talking about a noun adjunct.
– CJ Dennis
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The article is necessary when you specify what Go is. "I can program in Go" will be comprehensible to software developers, but you might say "I can program in the Go programming language" to others, if you wanted to make sure that they understood.
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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Many non-programmers would assume from the context that Go is a programming language.
– CJ Dennis
yesterday
2
Ah so it's like "English" vs "the English language". I remember that rule now :)
– Alex
yesterday
Think of it this way: "Go" is acting like an adjective here. The article actually mofifies "language".
– Spencer
yesterday
@CJDennis That's true but if someone said "I'm good at Go" you wouldn't know whether they meant the programming language or the strategy game unless there was some other context. Sometimes we need to be specific.
– BoldBen
yesterday
@Spencer You're talking about a noun adjunct.
– CJ Dennis
20 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
The article is necessary when you specify what Go is. "I can program in Go" will be comprehensible to software developers, but you might say "I can program in the Go programming language" to others, if you wanted to make sure that they understood.
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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The article is necessary when you specify what Go is. "I can program in Go" will be comprehensible to software developers, but you might say "I can program in the Go programming language" to others, if you wanted to make sure that they understood.
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Many non-programmers would assume from the context that Go is a programming language.
– CJ Dennis
yesterday
2
Ah so it's like "English" vs "the English language". I remember that rule now :)
– Alex
yesterday
Think of it this way: "Go" is acting like an adjective here. The article actually mofifies "language".
– Spencer
yesterday
@CJDennis That's true but if someone said "I'm good at Go" you wouldn't know whether they meant the programming language or the strategy game unless there was some other context. Sometimes we need to be specific.
– BoldBen
yesterday
@Spencer You're talking about a noun adjunct.
– CJ Dennis
20 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
Many non-programmers would assume from the context that Go is a programming language.
– CJ Dennis
yesterday
2
Ah so it's like "English" vs "the English language". I remember that rule now :)
– Alex
yesterday
Think of it this way: "Go" is acting like an adjective here. The article actually mofifies "language".
– Spencer
yesterday
@CJDennis That's true but if someone said "I'm good at Go" you wouldn't know whether they meant the programming language or the strategy game unless there was some other context. Sometimes we need to be specific.
– BoldBen
yesterday
@Spencer You're talking about a noun adjunct.
– CJ Dennis
20 hours ago
Many non-programmers would assume from the context that Go is a programming language.
– CJ Dennis
yesterday
Many non-programmers would assume from the context that Go is a programming language.
– CJ Dennis
yesterday
2
2
Ah so it's like "English" vs "the English language". I remember that rule now :)
– Alex
yesterday
Ah so it's like "English" vs "the English language". I remember that rule now :)
– Alex
yesterday
Think of it this way: "Go" is acting like an adjective here. The article actually mofifies "language".
– Spencer
yesterday
Think of it this way: "Go" is acting like an adjective here. The article actually mofifies "language".
– Spencer
yesterday
@CJDennis That's true but if someone said "I'm good at Go" you wouldn't know whether they meant the programming language or the strategy game unless there was some other context. Sometimes we need to be specific.
– BoldBen
yesterday
@CJDennis That's true but if someone said "I'm good at Go" you wouldn't know whether they meant the programming language or the strategy game unless there was some other context. Sometimes we need to be specific.
– BoldBen
yesterday
@Spencer You're talking about a noun adjunct.
– CJ Dennis
20 hours ago
@Spencer You're talking about a noun adjunct.
– CJ Dennis
20 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
The article is necessary because "the Go programming language" means exactly the same as "the programming language called 'Go'." Here "Go" is a proper noun, being used as a modifier on the noun "language". No different from "the Russian language". Since "language" is a fairly vanilla countable noun, it given an article in situations where an article is appropriate for such nouns.
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The article is necessary because "the Go programming language" means exactly the same as "the programming language called 'Go'." Here "Go" is a proper noun, being used as a modifier on the noun "language". No different from "the Russian language". Since "language" is a fairly vanilla countable noun, it given an article in situations where an article is appropriate for such nouns.
answered 16 hours ago
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add a comment |
The article is necessary because "the Go programming language" means exactly the same as "the programming language called 'Go'." Here "Go" is a proper noun, being used as a modifier on the noun "language". No different from "the Russian language". Since "language" is a fairly vanilla countable noun, it given an article in situations where an article is appropriate for such nouns.
answered 16 hours ago
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The article is necessary because "the Go programming language" means exactly the same as "the programming language called 'Go'." Here "Go" is a proper noun, being used as a modifier on the noun "language". No different from "the Russian language". Since "language" is a fairly vanilla countable noun, it given an article in situations where an article is appropriate for such nouns.
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answered 16 hours ago
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answered 16 hours ago
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Thanks @WeatherVane. What if the name of the language was not an actual word? For example "C programming language".
– Alex
yesterday
1
To restore the comment, I wrote — An article is necessary, "Go programming language" seems like a grammatical error concerning the verb "to go". Compare with "I use hammer" where the article is also needed. — but I deleted it because it needs more context. There are situations where an article is used, and where it is not, so the question is quite broad, about the use of articles generally.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
From tip.golang.org/doc/faq#go_or_golang some people call it Golang to avoid confusion- especially as a label for google searches or twitter references.
– k1eran
yesterday
The article would be used similarly for FORTRAN, Basic, Java, C, et al. Why should "Go" be treated differently?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
@Alex it'd still be "The C Programming Language"―in fact that was the name of the original authoritative book on the subject co-authored by the creator of the C language. "The Go Programming Language" is not only grammatically correct, but probably an intentional allusion to programmer lore as well.
– Trevor Reid
yesterday