What is Go?

Go is a programming language created by Google employees in 2007. At the time of its creation, the goal was to build a language that was fast, safe, and simple. Go first officially released its 1.0 version in 2012 and is one of the fastest growing programming languages today. According to the Stack Overflow 2018 Developer Survey, Go is ranked in the top five of the most-loved languages and the top three in the most-wanted languages.

Go powers many large-scale web infrastructure platforms and tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. These platforms enable companies to build production-scale products supporting Fortune 500 companies. This is mostly the result of the design of the Go language, making it straightforward and clear to work with. Many other companies using Go for their development often tout the performance improvements over other languages.