I think Go is a great tool, if you use for the problems it was intended to solve. Replacing something you otherwise would have built with C, C++ or maybe Java.

I think Go is a great tool, if you use for the problems it was intended to solve. Replacing something you otherwise would have built with C, C++ or maybe Java. The problem is when people try to use it for *everything*, like web applications or just the backend of web applications, where you need a TON of "webby" stuff such as dealing with sessions, authentication, orms, validations, translations, etc.... for these use cases boring and (more dynamic) languages such as Python, Ruby, PHP or JavaScript are much better options. If you use Go because otherwise you'd had to use C or C++ and you're writing a database, a DNS server, a command line application, or some hardcore infrastructure service, it's an awesome tool and a big improvement, definitely go for it, will make everything easier. If you use Go because of hate against other languages and because it is better for everything than everything else and only dinosaurs are using scripting languages, etc, etc (my experience with most people around me using Go) then you're using the wrong tool.