2018, a new year to Go

Originally published in January 2018 on my previous blog. Eight years later, Go is still the language I reach for first.

First let me wish you, dear reader, the very best for 2018: May you have health, success, fun and love in abundance!

For some years now, I’ve started learning/using a new computer language every year. 2018 will be no exception: This year I’ll learn and use the Go language.

Why Go?

• Because I like the (clean and simple) syntax
• Because the tooling/ecosystem is mature enough for me
• Because of the performance (even if it’s not my primary concern)
• Because the goroutines / channels look like neat tools to tame concurrency
• Because I like the interface concept
• Because I subscribe to Eric S. Raymond opinion that Go could be the next C

As usual I’ll try to post about my discovery of the Go world.

So stay tuned, and don’t hesitate to comment and give advice.