Google’s Go, considered an up-and-coming language with usage in projects like Docker and Kubernetes, has netted another feather in its cap: a port to IBM’s z Systems mainframe platform.

The port was cited on a GitHub list of repositories from the Linux on IBM z Systems Open Source Team. While IBM’s mainframes are often viewed as legacy technology from years past, IBM wants to expand the horizons of its big iron systems with Go.

“We ported Go to z Systems as part of our overall effort to expand the platform’s open source ecosystem. We continue to look for ways to provide developers new options for taking advantage of the mainframe,” said Marcel Mitran, Distinguished Engineer and CTO for IBM LinuxOne, in an email.

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