Why Golang?

Hi, if you are reading this sentence, you probably want to switch your language with better alternative.

For example, in my case i started to use Golang(Go) after using Node.js on server side. I learned Node.js a bad option for server side after many crashes and slow speed problems. So, i started to search a better option for my project, after doing a lot of research i found Golang and started to my Golang journey. Now it’s time to share knowledge and experience. So i want to make article series for about to prepare a guide for newies can adapting Golang easier. And this article the first step of the series.

Okay, we chose Golang and we want to learn it. But why? Is it faster or for a cute mascot? Certainly for both 😊. Maybe you can easily understood from the beginning that i am a back-end developer because of it i mentioned servers at above. So speed, safety and simplicity (we don’t want to make a extra challenge with our language’s syntax) are important for me when choose a language for my projects. Especially for huge projects. In this situation, Gopher blinks us. So we have a three criteria. Let’s take a closer look at them.

1- Speed:

None of the users wants a slow app experience, they naturally choose faster one . Because of it, developers which want to more user attraction in their project, pay more attention to speed. You as a developer try to choose a bank which faster when you want to get your app’s income. We understood the speed’s importance for our project’s success. Okay, but Golang is it fast enough? I can clearly say yes. But “yes” isn’t enough for us, so lets compare it with other popular languages.

For server side apps http-server speed of language has a very importance.

In these pictures we can see the http-server speed comparison in higher and lower input situations. So, we can say that Golang has proven itself in server side speed.

2- Safety:

Our second criterion is safety. Especially, nowadays we can see a lot of hack news because of lack of Safety. No matter how hard you strive for your project’s safety, if the language you’re using has vulnerabilities, all efforts might go in vain. Golang is a type safe and memory safe language. For example instead of the other C based languages Golang use garbage collector for being memory safe. So we can give a plus to Golang for safety.

3- Simplicity:

Simplicity is crucial, especially in programming languages, because a simple and understandable language allows developers to write code quickly and debug errors more easily. Golang stands out in this regard by minimizing keywords and having user friendly syntax to achieve these goals. This approach simplifies the understanding of code written in Golang, which is invaluable especially for team projects.

In short, Golang offers speed, security, and simplicity, making it an ideal choice for your large projects. I hope this article has been helpful to you. Wishing you success in your new journey with Golang 🚀