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I have been using Java for more than 17 years, and I really like Java and its ecosystem. Within the Java ecosystem, Spring Boot is my go-to framework for building applications.

I used the Go language for an official project a couple of years ago, and initially I had mixed feelings about it. But the more I use it, the more I like it.

Few months ago I asked on Twitter “why you think Java is complex?” to understand others perspective.

Java is and has been the primary programming language I have used throughout my career. If I want to build something quick for a prototype or if I need to pick the tech stack with a tight deadline then Java is my first choice. Especially after Java 8 it becomes more and more feature rich and powerful.

Gone are the days we can call ourselves as Java developer, .NET developer, Python developer etc. Nowadays we might need to work with multiple languages to some extent such as Python for scripting, Go for CLI utilities etc.

Out of personal interest I started learning Go Language 3 months ago and I am using Go for our current application. In this article I would like to share my first impression on Go language.