More thoughts on the usage of Go

Go is a great language, and it is a reliable choice for many use cases, but, like any other language, it is not the be-all-and-end-all language. As the old saying goes, "Always choose the best tool for the job." Throughout this book, we looked at the versatility of Go and the standard library. Go is also great for performance, reliability in production, concurrency, and memory usage, but the strong static type system may slow development, making Python a better choice for a simple proof of concept. Interestingly, you can extend Python using Go by writing Python modules in Go.

The C programming language may be a better choice in some situations when you don't want a garbage collector but need to compile the ...

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