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> You don't see Go jobs in the wild.. Do you fellas expect that to change over the next few years? I want to learn a new language, Go seems alluring, though I'

• frostmatthew 12y ago
  > I want to learn a new language, Go seems alluring, though I'd like to put myself on the right side of history. * if you want to learn a new language because you enjoy learning new languages learn Go since you find that interesting * if you want to learn a new language to make you a better overall developer learn a language different than what you're used to (i.e. if you've only worked with Python learning Ruby won't benefit you as much as learning a functional language like Clojure or a lower level language like C) * if you want to learn a new language solely (or primarily) for the job prospects (and it sounds like you do) learn one that presently has a large number of openings (like Java) instead of learning a new language and hoping it flourishes (you can always learn Go [or whatever] when/if it becomes widely used)