[RFC] Replace Java with Go in default languages

[Jeff Law]

On 11/09/13 08:44, Alec Teal wrote:
> If Java must go, and it must have a replacement Ada makes sense. The
> issues with Go (sadly, you guys are doing superb work) do make sense.
>
> I don't know enough about Java (the GCC front end and such) to know if
> it should go, if it does go why should it be replaced?
What we're trying to balance is developer time vs benefit of the 
language.  I'm of the opinion that GCJ's importance continues to 
diminish across multiple axis and that we probably past the point where 
it's still worth our developer's time to continue to build/test it for 
every submitted patch.

I originally liked Go as a replacement as it tests certain codepaths 
that are currently only tested by the GCJ frontend. However, it's 
looking like Ada might be a better choice.

jeff