OpenAI uses Go for the networking implementation for the relays and the services, which makes a ton of sense, instead of something immature as TypeScript / Node or whatever.

Yet another reason to not consider anything else like that for low-latency networking. Golang (or even Rust and C++) is unmatched for this use-case.

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bananamogul 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"something immature as TypeScript / Node or whatever"

Node.js's initial release was May 27, 2009

Golang 's initial release was November 10, 2009

They're different, yes, but it's not like

	▲	mghackerlady 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		okay, sure, but one is by microsoft, the other by a 25 year old, and another by rob pike. The one by rob pike is going to be infinitely more mature and thought out than a hacky type system on JS because it isn't his first rodeo

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nvarsj 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Can golang do zero copy networking nowadays? In the past golang was terrible at this kind of thing due to allocations and copies of all relayed data.

	▲	fragmede 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And the GC!