I'll skip most of the Java vs Go discussion but as you're probably aware that was Go 1.0.3 running on that benchmark. Here's Go 1.1 vs 1.0.3 on a bit beefier m

I'll skip most of the Java vs Go discussion but as you're probably aware that was Go 1.0.3 running on that benchmark. Here's Go 1.1 vs 1.0.3 on a bit beefier machine: https://gist.github.com/errnoh/5320784 https://gist.github.com/errnoh/5320784 Next benchmark will have Go 1.1 running, can't promise that it'll scale as well as on this server but it'll be significant change anyways. And most of all, main part of the language is that it's intuitive to write and comes with a clear and readable spec and standard library. edit: updated gist with Netty using the same configuration