Go, which is also of en referred to as Golang, is a programming language that was created by Google in 2009. Prominent features of Go include the following:

• It is statically typed so that the compiler ensures object types and conversions are working
• It has memory safety with no development concerns
• It has garbage collection with a minimal overhead
• The structural typing of objects is based on their composition
• It has first-citizen concurrency handling with primitives such as go routines and channels

Go is a free, open source programming language that has compilers and environment tools. Go became popular within cloud-native applications because the aforementioned features are well-fitting to the requirements of scalable and reliable applications. Some of the most notable projects that use Go as their primary language are as follows:

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• OpenShift
• Consul
• Bitcoin Lightning Network
• InfluxDB
• CockroachDB