Another similarity is that both Go and C compile to dependency-free and portable binaries with no VM needed to run them. In my mind, that's the biggest similari

Another similarity is that both Go and C compile to dependency-free and portable binaries with no VM needed to run them. In my mind, that's the biggest similarity. And regarding semicolons: you don't use them as much while coding, but the lexer puts them in for you, so they're there on some level.