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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 <iant@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
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Rob Pike 2018-09-16 11:14:19 +10:00
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@ -108,6 +108,26 @@ by Renée at Gophercon in 2016.
He has unique features; he's the <em>Go gopher</em>, not just any old gopher.
</p>
<h3 id="go_or_golang">
Is the language called Go or Golang?</h3>
<p>
The language is called Go.
The "golang" moniker arose because the web site is
<a href="https://golang.org">golang.org</a>, 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.
</p>
<p>
A side note: Although the
<a href="https://blog.golang.org/go-brand">official logo</a>
has two capital letters, the language name is written Go, not GO.
</p>
<h3 id="creating_a_new_language">
Why did you create a new language?</h3>