It has been about a year since I decided to learn Go, and more than half a year since I started working at an HFT company that uses it. This is not a very long time with the language, but some of my developer friends have already asked me about my impressions of Go. In this blog post, I want to share my overall experience with it. I will first explain why I felt the need to switch to Go in the first place. Then, I will describe what I did to learn it and how I improved over time. Finally, I will discuss my current impressions of Go, including what I like, what I do not like, and whether I would recommend it to others based on their goals.
Posts Tagged: Go
One Year of Using Go
Understanding Go's Garbage Collector
ℹ️ Disclaimer This post was written while Go 1.25 is the mainstream release. Some implementation details may change as the Go team continues to refine the garbage collector. Still, the ideas here should remain useful for building an intuition about what happens under the hood and why certain design choices exist. If you need the most up-to-date specifics, always refer to the official Go source and release notes.
