Data Types and Variables

What is Go?

Go is an open-source and statically typed language made by Google. It’s suitable for server-side programming, cloud-based development, command-line tool development, and game development. The language is simple, fast (meaning it compiles to machine code quickly), and easy to learn. It’s also known for its concurrency, which allows it to run multiple instructions simultaneously. It also has a fast garbage collector that ensures that the memory is not clogged with garbage, which improves performance. Companies such as Atlassian, Xiaomi, Algolia, Dell, and Stripe use Go.