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@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ The development of every commercial product is focused on monetization.
 We've built similar apps more than once and every single time the constraints of working
 in a profit-oriented corporate environment were an impediment.
 We are sure we can do better with only a fraction of the budget. Simplicity can be very powerful.
-Go, the programming language in which this software is written in, is a great example. It
-was heavily influenced by the ideas of Niklaus Wirth.
+Go, the programming language we're using, is a great example. It is heavily influenced by the ideas of Niklaus Wirth.
 
 > Simple, elegant solutions are more effective, but they are harder to find than complex ones, and they require more time, which we too often believe to be unaffordable.
 > — NIKLAUS WIRTH, CACM, FEB. 1985