The latest articles on DEV Community by cmaxm (@cmaxm). https://dev.to/cmaxm https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3357766%2F3b41d9be-26ff-4788-8685-daed37902bea.png https://dev.to/cmaxm en cmaxm Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:27:08 +0000 https://dev.to/cmaxm/learning-go-1-at-a-first-sight-is-it-better-than-java-3j2f https://dev.to/cmaxm/learning-go-1-at-a-first-sight-is-it-better-than-java-3j2f <p>Follow my journey to learn Golang. Starting now from nothing. But I have a decent IT background.</p> <p>Is Golang worth to study? Will it survive next to Java? Is it only for low level OS tools (as a better C)? Should I use it for my next standard enterprise microservice?</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fe3wbeq7jj302ykzh3z2b.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fe3wbeq7jj302ykzh3z2b.png" alt="Golang Hello, world" width="681" height="354"></a></p> <p><em>PROS:</em></p> <ul> <li>It is easy</li> <li>Compiled to ASM</li> <li>Garbage collector</li> <li>Modern language - reasonable approach to OOP, functional programming, reactive programming, etc - code remains compact and readable</li> <li>No problem with installation on Linux, VS Code plugin, ...</li> <li>Documentation seems to be very good</li> <li>Many interesting projects based on Golang: CockroachDB, NATS, Docker, ...</li> </ul> <p><em>CONS:</em></p> <ul> <li>Even though the language is backed by Google wider ecosystem is fragmented into hundreds of open source modules with quality that vary</li> <li>Still no mobile dev (7/2025)</li> <li>Not first class citizen for Azure serverless</li> <li>No need to switch from Java (with features like GraalVM)</li> <li>Not frequently used among enterprises (AFAIK)</li> </ul> <p>Next: Learning sources, first projects, what open-source repos to join, ...</p> <p><em>If you have some interesting open source project to join just let me know.</em></p> <p><em>Is it better than Java? Yes, from some points of view. Will it be more successful? I doubt.</em></p> go java programming microservices