<ul><li>The author shares their experience of transitioning from Java to Go while contributing to ArgoCD, highlighting the simplicity and speed of development in Go.</li><li>Go's minimal build processes, fast compile times, and clean dependency management streamline the development process and reduce friction, enabling quick PoC development and rapid debugging.</li><li>The short feedback loop and optimized development workflow in Go facilitate quick turnaround times, from writing code to deployment, contributing to increased productivity and faster incident resolution.</li><li>While acknowledging some drawbacks of Go, such as unlogged errors and differences in error handling compared to Java, the author emphasizes the benefits of Go's explicit and predictable error handling, leading to defensive and thoughtful code.</li></ul>

Why I think Go is the best language for most orgs (and probably you as well)

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