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Go (Golang)

Simple compiled language, great for services and tools.

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Google language with fast compilation, built-in concurrency (goroutines) and single binaries, widely used in infrastructure and APIs.

When to use

For network services, CLIs and infrastructure, with binaries that are simple to distribute.

When to avoid

For heavily abstract code or complex domains, where the language's simplicity is limiting.

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