Why Go
Go isn't the most expressive language. What it has is a remarkable ability to produce services that compile fast, deploy easily, and run for months without anyone thinking about them.
Single binary. No runtime. No "works on my machine" conversations.
Clean architecture without frameworks
The Go ecosystem has a healthy skepticism toward large frameworks. When your service does one thing well, you need a clear structure — not a framework.
Each layer depends on interfaces. Swap Redis for an in-memory map in tests. Replace HTTP with gRPC without touching business logic. Refactoring stays local.
Error handling
Go's explicit if err != nil gets criticized, and some of that is fair. But there's an upside: every error path is visible. No exception chains to trace, no surprises at runtime.
Observability built in
These aren't afterthoughts bolted on before launch. They're in the service template from the first commit.
Testing that catches real bugs
Go's table-driven tests let a single function verify dozens of edge cases. Adding a new case is one line, not a new method with its own setup.
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