What is golang

Golang is very useful for writing lightweight microservices. We currently use it for generating APIs that interact with our front-end applications. If you want to build a small functional microservice quickly, then Golang is a great tool to use. It's an easy language for developers to learn quickly.

What is Java

Java is a general-purpose, class-based, object-oriented programming language designed for having lesser implementation dependencies. It is a computing platform for application development. Java is fast, secure, and reliable, therefore. It is widely used for developing Java applications in laptops, data centers, game consoles, scientific supercomputers, cell phones, etc.

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The Java programming language

Java is old. It was developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a part of Sun’s Java Platform.

Java basics

Java is a general-purpose programming language that utilizes classes and is object-oriented. Java is designed to run anywhere. It uses its Java Virtual Machine to interpret compiled code. The JVM acts as both an interpreter and an error detector.

Programming in Java can be easy because Java has many libraries built on top of it, making it easy to find code already written for a specific purpose.

Java popularity

With its ties to Sun Microsystems, Java was the most widely used server-side language. Though that is no longer the case, with Python surging in popularity. Still, Java reigned supreme for long enough, garnering a large community that, even today, continues to support it.

Go Programming

Go is new. It was designed at Google in 2007 by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson.

Go basics

Go is a statically typed, compiled programming language. It is an open-sourced language maintained by Google.

Like Java, Golang training is also a server-side programming language. It is a part of the C-Family programming languages, so it shares similar syntax. Similar to Java, it uses a garbage collector to handle memory leaks.

Choosing Go or Java

Frankly, I am a fan of adopting new technologies. Where people think new technology, lacks is generally where the new tech has improved over previous versions.

It is also good practice to make a habit of learning new things. The choice to adopt a new technology should occur because of merit and not an aversion to learning.

Really, though, Go is not that new of a language. It’s not a new technology that’s hot off the shelf, looking for prototype users. It works and works well. It is faster, sleeker, and supports concurrency.

If you’re jumping into coding for the first, Go is the way to go. If you’re just wanting to get something done, and it just has to work for the sake of working, then Java might be the solution. If you’re going to spend day-in and day-out looking at one or the other, then it’s time to learn Go.