Is Go ready for web development?

[kavin savvy]

I am new to Go. My hello world or small HTTP server code is good start but wondering how Go perform in web development? Is it as good as python or ruby on rails for web development?

I haven't seen ton of info on angular2.0 with Go.

If anyone with better info please post.

Thanks

[Bear Bibeault]

Go is not widely used in the web community, so if you decide to do so you're not going to be able to find a lot of community resources available. I think that's a strong indication against using Go for the web.

[kavin savvy]

Bear Bibeault wrote:Go is not widely used in the web community, so if you decide to do so you're not going to be able to find a lot of community resources available. I think that's a strong indication against using Go for the web.

They added new data services capable of massive scale using Go's net/http package with RESTful patterns as well as low-latency WebSocket APIs. It looks like new stuff takes time to catch on with community.

It is possible of all the talk about GO replacing Java won't happen in web space on the server side (maybe need more time).  I believe it will be more useful in creating microservices and saving memory/processor load.

[Bear Bibeault]

kavin savvy wrote:It is possible of all the talk about GO replacing Java won't happen in web space on the server side (maybe need more time).

I think it is a complete given that this will never happen.

As you say, Go may capture its own place in the environment, but replacing Java in the manner that Java is used today in the back end is just not going to happen.

[Pat Farrell]

Bear Bibeault wrote:

kavin savvy wrote:It is possible of all the talk about GO replacing Java won't happen in web space on the server side (maybe need more time).

I think it is a complete given that this will never happen.

I have been looking at GO, playing with it, etc. for maybe six months. I am by no means an expert. I did spend about 20 years doing Java web stuff.

I don't see any way for GO to replace Java for things like servlets, JSP, etc. The design aim of GO is very sharp and specific. Kinda like Java's was in the mid-1990s. But Java has grown, layers of stuff added on to it, over and over. Its giant, and frankly a giant mess.

I'd love to see a new, modern language be invented to replace Java. But I don't expect it in my lifetime.