> many of the most popular programming languages like Go and Python use them as part of their syntax Go doesn't use tabs or whitespace as a part of its syntax.

> many of the most popular programming languages like Go and Python use them as part of their syntax Go doesn't use tabs or whitespace as a part of its syntax. It's a part of the formatting, but not the syntax of the language. Python on the other hand, one extra tab or whitespace can cause havoc.