Greetings, folks: as we know, headlines don't tell the full story, and no, spoiler alert, Go alone did not save HealthCare.gov. A lot of people pulling together and working very hard over many months did. There are very many stories about the rescue. This is but one part about how indeed, a modest but important service written in Go, yes, did help, a lot.
It is worth noting that, 7 years later, almost all of HealthCare.gov has been rebuilt, and substantial parts of it are in Go. This is in part what the company I co-founded after the rescue has been up to. (If this kind of thing -- building modern, reliable digital infrastructure for government -- seems appealing to you, [we are hiring][1].) This is a pretty interesting story in its own right.
It is worth noting that, 7 years later, almost all of HealthCare.gov has been rebuilt, and substantial parts of it are in Go. This is in part what the company I co-founded after the rescue has been up to. (If this kind of thing -- building modern, reliable digital infrastructure for government -- seems appealing to you, [we are hiring][1].) This is a pretty interesting story in its own right.
[1]: https://adhoc.team/join/