Comment Comment by robbrit > it is easier these days to find Go devs than C devsNot really actually, there are still loads of C devs (or C++ at least) and a lot more jobs in C and C++ than for Go.Having made engineering decisions between C++ and Go, my key reasons for picking Go over C++ are:* Simplicity when multi-threading* It's much easier for someone who knows neither language to become productive in a professional environment in Go than in C/C++* Fast compile times - no more typing "make" and then going off to get a coffee* Lots of modern niceties that are more fragmented in the C world: third-party vendoring, unit testing, style guides, etc. parent robbrit 7 years ago
Not really actually, there are still loads of C devs (or C++ at least) and a lot more jobs in C and C++ than for Go.
Having made engineering decisions between C++ and Go, my key reasons for picking Go over C++ are:
* Simplicity when multi-threading
* It's much easier for someone who knows neither language to become productive in a professional environment in Go than in C/C++
* Fast compile times - no more typing "make" and then going off to get a coffee
* Lots of modern niceties that are more fragmented in the C world: third-party vendoring, unit testing, style guides, etc.