"Developer productivity and not getting too creative" is NOT a point in favor of Go. Go does not have a lot of batteries included. Things like error handling, logging, test bootstrapping, etc, require consensus on the team and tight coordination. Every project is basically its own framework. Most teams are not that well-oiled.
They are going to find this out the hard way.
And fast? Please. If your database queries are a mess, or if you have no discipline elsewhere, it doesn't matter what language you use - you will blow right past the "superfast" baseline.
They are going to find this out the hard way.
And fast? Please. If your database queries are a mess, or if you have no discipline elsewhere, it doesn't matter what language you use - you will blow right past the "superfast" baseline.