Golang is going to overpower python, here’s why

GOLANG IS GOING TO OVERPOWER PYTHON, HERE’S WHY

Switching to a new language is definitely a big step, specifically when only one of your mates has prior experience with that specific language. These days, most of the starred/forked codes at Github various tags: categories seem to be written in GO language. 2 to 3 years back, it was a similar scenario with Python, but the game has changed. I am writing blog to explain some of the reasons why we switched from Python to Golang.

GO IS BECOMING A MAINSTREAM IN THE SCENARIO OF WEB DEVELOPMENT In the technological world of web development, Agility is a king.

Businesses are gaining a competitive edge by having their web applications and websites developed faster with minimal expenses along with resources involved. On-demand web development does not at all fulfill the requirement of client, as there is a special demand for seamless user -experience and advanced usability.

This is where one need to adopt more functional and advanced programming language called Golang.

Created by Google in 2009, Golang is a modern open-source programming language, which makes software development simple yet efficient. This programming language is an evolution of traditional software languages like C and C++. Apart from Golang web development, it has gained an immense popularity in the services called Golang microservices, Golang ERP systems, Golang mobile development and more. The credit for the gaining popularity of Golang goes to Docker technology and it is a main driver behind the DevOps movement.

It is all about productivity not creativity func (w openWeatherMap) temperature(city string) (float64, error) { resp, err := http.Get("http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5 /weather?APPID=YOUR_API_KEY&q=" + city) if err != nil { return 0, err } defer resp.Body.Close() var d struct { Main struct { Kelvin float64 `json:"temp"` } `json:"main"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&d); err != nil { return 0, err } log.Printf("openWeatherMap: %s: %.2f", city, d.Main.Kelvin) return d.Main.Kelvin, nil } Even if you’re new to Go, then still reading this little code snippet won’t surprise you. It showcases data structures, multiple assignments, formatting pointers and a built-in HTTP library.

Initially, when I started writing codes I ensure to use Python because, of its advanced features. Python lets you become pretty creative with the code you’re writing. However, Go forces you to stick to the basics. So, anyone can easily read the code and immediately understand what’s going on.

Concurrency & Channels Go make sure to keep things simple. As it doesn’t introduce new concepts and focus on creating a simple language that is incredibly fast and easy to work with. Goroutines and channels are the only area where it does get innovative. Goroutines – it is Go’s lightweight approach to threading, and channels are the ideal way to communicate between go routines package main import ( "fmt" "time" ) func say(s string) { for i := 0; i < 5; i++ { time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) fmt.Println(s) } } func main() { go say("world") say("hello") }

Go’s approach to concurrency is very easy to work with. It’s an interesting approach compared to Node where the developer has to pay close attention to how asynchronous code is handled.

Go through the listed below resources to get started with Go and channels: https://gobyexample.com/channels https://tour.golang.org/concurrency/2 http://guzalexander.com/2013/12/06/golang-channels-tutorial.html https://www.golang-book.com/books/intro/10 https://www.goinggo.net/2014/02/the-nature-of-channels-in-go.html Goroutines vs Green threads Fast Compile Time One of our largest micro services written in Go takes maximum 6 seconds of time to compile. Goâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compile times are a major productivity win compared to languages like C++ and Java that is famous for sluggish compilation speed.

Ability to build a team There are not as many Go developers compared to well-known languages like C++ and Java. As per the StackOverflow, 38% of developers are familiar with Java, 19.3% know C++ and only 4.6% know Go. As per the GitHub data Go is more widely used than languages such as Scala, Erlang and Elixir; however, it is giving a tougher competition than Java and C++.

Strong Ecosystem Go’s ecosystem is a favorable win compared to other newer languages like Elixir or Rust. It’s not that good compared to languages like Python, Java or Node; however, it’s solid and that too for many basic needs. There are many high-quality packages already available.

Gofmt, Enforced Code Formatting Gofmt is a command line utility that is built into the Go compiler for formatting your code. In terms of functionality, it has so much similarity to Python’s autopep8. Gofmt lets you avoid all the discussion by having one official way to format your code. gRPC and Protocol Buffers Go is offering hands-on support for protocol buffers and gRPC. Both of these tools performs perfectly well for building microservices that demands to communicate via RPC. You are only required to write a manifest where you define the RPC calls that can be made and what arguments they take.

Both the client as well as server code is then automatically generated from this manifest. This is the reason; the code is both fast and has a very small network footprint as well as it is easy to use.

THE BOTTOM LINE Go is an undoubtedly performant language with great support for concurrency. It is as fast as languages like C++ and Java and the favourable thing about Go is that it is offering 30% more performance on our Backend and API services.

Goâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amalgamation of great ecosystem, supreme performance, easy onboarding for new programmers, productive programming environment and solid support for concurrency makes it a best available choice for native and cross platform application development. Yes, we are not going to say Python Goodbye anytime soon, but all of our performance-intensive code will be surely written in Go. Hire Golang developers from Bacancy technology to bring your project to the frontier of development. Golang is the best suited choice for startups and small to mid-sized enterprises that have the luxury of flexible code. With proven skills in Golang Development Services, we are pioneers in building high-octane web applications with minimal complexities.

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