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Big news for developers out there: Google has just announced the release of a new, open sourced programming language called Go. The company says that Go is experimental, and that it combines the performance and security benefits associated with using a compiled language like C++ with the speed of a dynamic language like Python. Go’s official mascot is Gordon the gopher, seen here. Here’s how Google describes Go in its blog post: Go attempts to combine the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++. In our experiments with Go to date, typical builds feel instantaneous; even large binaries compile in just a few seconds. And the compiled code runs close to the speed of C. Go is designed to let you move fast. We’re hoping Go turns out to be a great language for systems programming with support for multi-processing and a fresh and lightweight take on object-oriented design, with some cool features like

I would like to introduce a PDF Converter Software, which I think is very useful for all those who are using MS Word and want to convert into PDF. Go to http://www.pdf995.com/download.html and save set-up on your desk-top. There will be two set-ups. Both should be installed. After the successful installation, open an existing Word file. Give print command and you can see an option namely ‘PDF995’ in the printers’ column as given below select it and click OK Computer will ask a new name and the location where the PDF version to be saved. Give new name and the location like desktop, my documents etc. You can see a new PDF version is created, while the word format file exists without any change. As this is a free version, you can see some advertisements on your screen while the PDF file is created, if you are online.