↳ In-reply-to » @kat I don’t like Golang much either, but I am not a programmer. This little site, Go by example might explain a thing or two.

Ultimately, Go sits in the sweet spot on the complexity vs performance chart:

• Minimal syntax & concepts → low learning curve
  
• Compiled speed → high throughput
  
• Built-in CSP concurrency → scalable by default
  

See Rob Pyke’s presentation on Expressiveness of Go