On: Ask HN: Anyone here switch to Go for building (RES...

[mountainriver]

Oh yeah, REST APIs are one of Go’s sweet spots. I have yet to find a better language for APIs and CLIs

[Cwizard → mountainriver]

Did you ever build HTTP based APIs in Java (or C#), what makes you prefer Go?

I have been using Java for a long time but will soon be using Go because of a job change and I am trying to get a better sense of the trade-offs and advantages.

[mountainriver → Cwizard]

Yeah I've written HTTP APIs in Java, and they are fine for the most part, Go is just a little more lean, and simpler to work with

[nesarkvechnep → mountainriver]

Hypertext-driven APIs?