What’s the Go language really good for?

Over its more than 15 years in the wild, Google’s Go programming language has evolved from a curiosity for alpha geeks to the battle-tested programming language behind some of the world’s most important cloud-native software projects. If you’ve ever wondered why Go is the language of choice for projects like Docker and Kubernetes , this article is for you. We’ll discuss Go’s defining characteristics and how it differs from other programming languages.