Learning curve is important because it means you can bring a new team member up to speed quickly--you don't need to find Go developers, you can make them. The l

Learning curve is important because it means you can bring a new team member up to speed quickly--you don't need to find Go developers, you can make them. The learning investment will pay dividends very quickly. Also, Go can be mastered in 1-3 months, whereas other languages take years. Being able to quickly (i.e., cheaply) produce experts in the language seems advantageous.