Go may not be the best as a language, but it's the best in terms of toolchain. - Reasonable fast compiler with helpful error messages - Out of the box cross c

Go may not be the best as a language, but it's the best in terms of toolchain. - Reasonable fast compiler with helpful error messages - Out of the box cross compilation - Produces self-contained executable files by default (statically linked binaries) - Forward compatibility: code written today will (almost) always compile with the latest compiler version from the future. I haven't experienced any other language that does this. (Maybe zig will get there soon, but it hasn't reached version 1.0 yet) Also as a language, it provides a set of really important features: - Value semantics for structs - Distinction between values and pointers - Raw access to byte buffers (most other languages try to conceal them) While the mandatory GC means you can never be 100% in control of performance, the above mentioned points get you ~60-80% of the way there.