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is it worth learning golang? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev

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I am a senior java developer in the cloud/distributed arch/ microservice area.

I've touched on golang in the past, but not learnt it in any formal/extensive way.

I see it cropping up in many java/microservice positions, and I'm curious if this is at some point going to overtake java in my area.

The current benchmarks seem to suggest that if autoscaling is key to your services, golang is the way to, well, go.

I looked at the job market and it doesn't yet seem to have taken over, but I'm curious how this is likely to play out over the next decade and if quakus for example is likely to become more competitive against golang. Interestingly, golang specific roles on average pay less than java ones in my area.

Let me know your thoughts or if you have any good articles / content on the subject.

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I used to work in Java and now work in Go writing backend services. I think I enjoy writing Go more than I did Java most of the time.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do you have any info on the architectural reasoning behind making the switch?

My reading suggests that in an area where autoscaling is key, Go is one of the best right now due to its performance from a cold starts.

I was hoping I'd get more answers of people discussing this type of requirement to be honest - the replies so far are having me second guess my research.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

I switched companies. I started go when replacing php at a previous company. I wanted to do rust at the time, but my options from the CTO were go or newer php (we were 5.x IIRC). I chose go.

My current company decided on go before I started. There's some python ml stuff and some other things in functional languages, but we're primarily go. I don't know why specifically it was chosen. The old codebase was a bit of go and the original legacy in Ruby. I'm definitely glad they decided to move away from Ruby slowly (and compleltely in the new codebase).