Exactly. I'd like to add that Go gets out of the way like I've never experienced before (having worked with Python, .NET, Java (Spring), C++, Rust, Javascript).

Exactly. I'd like to add that Go gets out of the way like I've never experienced before (having worked with Python, .NET, Java (Spring), C++, Rust, Javascript). Very good tooling and a standard lib that is great (e.g. networking) to mostly good enough (e.g. xml). Developer productivity is unmatched with Go. Focus is almost always on the problem to solve not on language features (I'm happy for generics to come but really don't need them), memory management / borrow checker or build tools / config (gradle et all). Rust is a formular 1 car. Use it when you need it and be aware that it has substantial costs developing and maintaining (immature ecosystem).