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Ask HN: Who in Austin, TX has a tech stack in Go?

5 points by SamWhited 10y ago

I'm curious who (if anyone) in Austin, TX has a tech stack where the backend is primarily Go? Does anyone here know of any companies?

gldev 10y ago
I don't know of any (no exclusive to tx) but i am more of a Go guy than any other language, simply because it performs incredibly well. I wish more companies used it.
jefflinwood 10y ago
Don't know of any here in Austin off the top of my head, but a quick search on Indeed reveals that HomeAway and Spiceworks are looking for developers who know Go - of course, that could just be for a pilot project or something.
man5quid 10y ago
Yeah, the guys at bitfusion have a go application in there. They were based out of techstars
jgill 10y ago
Some of the performance sensitive new Rackspace (likely eventual OpenStack software) are in Go from their Austin (not San Antonio) office.
- nprescott 10y ago
  I thought OpenStack just recently voted No to allowing Go as an approved language: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/312267 https://review.openstack.org/#/c/312267
  - jgill 10y ago
    What I'm thinking of may or may not become part of OpenStack, but it is most certainly in Go.
huntercross 10y ago
Hi, founder at Ponticlaro here. We have a white label enterprise product's REST API built in Go + PostgreSQL + Heroku. It powers a watchOS+iOS app, React-based web app, and native push notifications / messaging. We are a distributed team, but certainly a part of the Austin tech community, although a majority of our clients are not based there. Let me know if you would like to discuss further, since we do a mix of consulting and product management.
- SamWhited 10y ago
  Oh nifty; I've seen a few projects you guys have worked on (some of the artistic installations listed on your website), I'm glad someone in town is doing things like this.
b3b0p 10y ago
I'm pretty certain Umbel uses a bit of Go. They do host the Go monthly Meetup after all. I know many companies are using it, but it's not their primary.
SamWhited 10y ago
Nifty, looks like there are a few more than I thought (but still not a lot); thanks all.

5 points by SamWhited 10y ago

I'm curious who (if anyone) in Austin, TX has a tech stack where the backend is primarily Go? Does anyone here know of any companies?

gldev 10y ago

I don't know of any (no exclusive to tx) but i am more of a Go guy than any other language, simply because it performs incredibly well. I wish more companies used it.

jefflinwood 10y ago

Don't know of any here in Austin off the top of my head, but a quick search on Indeed reveals that HomeAway and Spiceworks are looking for developers who know Go - of course, that could just be for a pilot project or something.

man5quid 10y ago

Yeah, the guys at bitfusion have a go application in there. They were based out of techstars

jgill 10y ago

Some of the performance sensitive new Rackspace (likely eventual OpenStack software) are in Go from their Austin (not San Antonio) office.

nprescott 10y ago
I thought OpenStack just recently voted No to allowing Go as an approved language: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/312267 https://review.openstack.org/#/c/312267
- jgill 10y ago
  What I'm thinking of may or may not become part of OpenStack, but it is most certainly in Go.

huntercross 10y ago

Hi, founder at Ponticlaro here. We have a white label enterprise product's REST API built in Go + PostgreSQL + Heroku. It powers a watchOS+iOS app, React-based web app, and native push notifications / messaging. We are a distributed team, but certainly a part of the Austin tech community, although a majority of our clients are not based there. Let me know if you would like to discuss further, since we do a mix of consulting and product management.

SamWhited 10y ago
Oh nifty; I've seen a few projects you guys have worked on (some of the artistic installations listed on your website), I'm glad someone in town is doing things like this.

b3b0p 10y ago

I'm pretty certain Umbel uses a bit of Go. They do host the Go monthly Meetup after all. I know many companies are using it, but it's not their primary.

SamWhited 10y ago

Nifty, looks like there are a few more than I thought (but still not a lot); thanks all.