Go vs Other Languages

Discussions revolve around comparisons of Go (Golang) with languages like Python, Java, C/C++, and Rust, focusing on reasons to choose Go, its advantages for web services, CLIs, concurrency, performance, and suitability for various tasks.

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geeklord May 2, 2020 View on HN

What was the main factor for choosing Go instead of C or Java?

lilbobbytables Apr 13, 2018 View on HN

Curious what you preferred over Go for the task mentioned.

azatris Apr 23, 2014 View on HN

What are the disadvantages of using Go instead of Python?

PhilippGille Jun 7, 2019 View on HN

Go might be suited for you as well and it has a bigger ecosystem.

anthk Dec 12, 2025 View on HN

Why not Go? It's more portable.

unrealhoang Dec 5, 2023 View on HN

Because there's not enough differences/advantages compared to Go.

leni1 Jan 11, 2020 View on HN

Thanks a lot for the links! Out of curiosity, why use Go instead of say Python?

dhorthy Sep 23, 2025 View on HN

why do you think go is better than python (i have some thoughts but curious your take)

PixZxZxA Apr 1, 2016 View on HN

Coming from Python, Go seems to be a pretty nice language. Is it worth giving it a shot?

jeffrallen Jul 13, 2018 View on HN

Just use Go.