Go vs Rust: Which To Learn In 2024?

[@MelkeyDev]

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[@InnsmouthAdmiral]

I was someone who used Go since 1.0. It beat the pants off of using PHP for the back-end at this payment processing company I was working at. I helped introduce it slowly into our code base and it was a blessing to use back in 2012. I did a pivot to Rust earlier this year and I am really enjoying it. I'm definitely on that struggle bus learning it, but that's something I like. It reminds me of my early days learning C++ and I am feeling that same level of excitement with Rust.

[@pif5023]

I believe that companies would prefer more senior devs with C/C++ experience if possible for Rust positions beside Rust having less openings. I see learning Rust right now as an investment on the future

[@Franchise_vi]

It is true, but the trouble is that Rastas have a high barrier to entry, and there is a possibility of burning out while you are teaching them

[@MotinQ]

I'm evaluating changing from Windows to Linux, and learn a new programming language, until now Debian and Go are my favorites, respectively.

[@nickchatz4914]

I would use Go over Rust because it seems simpler.

[@FranLegon]

I would use Rust over Go because it seems harder

[@codecactus5842]

​@@FranLegon i will use JavaScript bcs it's a toy language 😂😂😂

[@pif5023]

I am learning Rust but Go is really enticing. Not learning it rn just because I wanted a low level programming language in my toolset and Rust happens to be what the cool kids (and Primeagen) use today.

[@emil_l889]

Editing went crazy on this one💯💯🫶🏼

[@MelkeyDev]

💯

[@39strife]

as a side-project language go is superior, but as a language rust is. You don't have "junior rust developer" roles because they don't exist. You're either a beast, or you can't do anything. With that being said, I'd always pick rust for a side hustle as it's type system is leagues better than anything I've ever written.

[@surajmandal_567]

So truee... I am trying to learn rust but it is eating my energy like a black hole😂

[@39strife]

@@surajmandal_567 dont worry itll get better, if ur coming from a garbage collected background itll be tougher than anything because you dont have the base of memory management and shit. memory/thread safe programming is more theory than actual coding imo. when to arc when to vec when to mutex egc

[@rootuj]

you forgot python devs, they freaking love python

[@MelkeyDev]

I love python

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

This comment isn't Pythonic. That means you are not competent in Python, therefore not a viable human being.

[@GTAJAPAN]

Python is very slow

[@Franchise_vi]

This comes from an Indian who writes disgusting code

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

Over 20 years of Python here. It has been my language of preference all that time. I tried Go a couple times before and thought it was ok but not great. Third time was the charm, I don't want to go back to Python now. 😊

[@keffbarn]

If you want to be productive and build things learn go. Rust is really just for the c++ devs that wants a nicer dev experience. However, anyone serious about programming should learn both. 🍻Great video btw, subscribed.

[@joja2174]

im all in for mastering a language and not scraping off the top of each one but at the end of the day the language is just a tool to get the job done, i dont see a reason to write everything in TS just because you can

[@MelkeyDev]

I am also with you on this

[@thejezzi5219]

I'd use go for prototyping and C++ for anything that needs some performance or rust if you find someone who writes good rust and is more experienced in backend development than most "I'am rustacean now" people who were doing frontend before. Could you make a video about the go compiler and how it works, especially the escape analysis part would be very interesting.

[@rajmalla5310]

whats wring with that, everyone learns somewhere

[@jeremybrews2521]

Are there any recourses you would recommend using to learn Go, books, videos and so on?

[@toddweaver1390]

“The Go Programming Language” by Alan A. A. Donovan and Brian W. Kernighan (of the C language) has been a really pleasant read with a ton of examples I was able to write my first JSON parsing API to api.weather.gov for a command-line weather app in like 90 minutes after being 1/4 of the way into the book. I’ve never dealt with APIs or JSON before that Go is unreasonably easy to get something going. The syntax is really easy I love Rust with all my heart but I’m not proficient in it yet. I’m going to stick with Go first, then Rust

[@haliszekeriyaozkok4851]

I know both go and rust but i prefer rust for my current SaaS project. Because it has very good error handling system and when your code compiles your code will work %99 of the cases except database actions. That means deploying my project will be way more easy and as being a experienced developer to deploy websites on vps-vds's, easiness of deploying > easiness of coding.

[@MelkeyDev]

Fair enough!

[@lperry65]

I’ve just started learning Go, but I’ve been a developer all my adult life, I started in C but these days I work in rails so it’s not been too difficult to pick up. There’s something about Go that just makes me happy when I use it. The only exposure I’ve had to rust is compiling the Agonlight emulator, I’m also into 8 bit retro dev and the Agon is a modern Z80, but it’s still easier to develop for it on a modern PC and do initial testing on the Emulator. I have to say that the Agon Emulator is very good, but that may say more about the developer than the language?

[@MelkeyDev]

I love that.

[@hanzofuma]

I'm from the 4th category. These days I'm enjoying Go.

[@siya.abc123]

I would use C before using Rust just because I'm a simple man

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

I work in cybersecurity. For me, most of the tools I write and use are in Go, C/C++, and Bash. Rust is great, but not the right tool for the job-at least when I need to bang out something fast. And I suck at Rust. Go is just too easy not to use.

[@aeonsleo2]

I am a PHP fullstack developer using PHP in backend and jQuery, Javascript in the frontend (dom manipulations and ajax calls). I wanted to build some hobby projects and learn a new language on the side. Should I learn Go or Rust. I don't see any career oppportunity for me in systems design using Rust in the near future but it can be intellectually stimulating.

[@dinakanwamu5676]

Love your content . Just finished watching primes video from 2 years ago. The same topic I’m tired of being a JavaScript Andy 😭

[@MelkeyDev]

Welcome aboard!

[@CaulyKan]

I really love RUST! Although the learning experience is really really painful but it contains special logic and beauty.

[@tomzimny7408]

I'll come back to this video in 5 years after I get good at the languages I'm currently using.

[@ashishgupta8394]

most practical explanation

[@joaoholanda3021]

Honestly, people asking this question would rather use go.

[@danygagnon8446]

The only reason I use rust over go is the naming conventions lol. Snake case is much readable in my opinion.

[@RockTheCage55]

no c#/dotnet core love? :P Anyways if i had to choose between the two i would probably do almost (if not everything) everything in go and "maybe" anything this is either performance sensitive or a hot path in rust.

[@Muhammed-nani964]

I tried to lean rust bust I don’t see many job opportunities and good use cases for backend like it’s for system ! I got overwhelmed with all of these types But go is fun simple js like code And easier

[@MelkeyDev]

Great point!

[@fuutek9171]

im a java dev but I spread GO propaganda at work

[@MelkeyDev]

hell yeah

[@Luredreier]

You talk about Go as if coding in it is faster. But for a nontrivial project I'm not convinced that it is at all. Rust have more advanced macros then most other languages, taking you closer to the power of metalanguages like LISP, allowing you to customize Rust to your needs. And since the compiler generally catches most bugs you end up spending way less time bug fixing. But yes, if you just want to get started and you want to write a small program Golang will get you started faster.

[@emil_l889]

If u wanna make a desktop app, Rust might be a better choice rn w tauri

[@Muhammed-nani964]

Nah I guess you haven’t heard of c# 😂😂😂

[@qqwwee8383]

@@Muhammed-nani964 you haven’t heard of linux

[@fuutek9171]

real 100x devs learn both rust and go at the same time

[@MelkeyDev]

Teach me rust

[@ckhang]

Do I need a certification for Go to get a job?

[@MelkeyDev]

Nope!

[@x0z59]

how about pascal or delphi? I love go. I am all in in golang.

[@MelkeyDev]

Never used them before

[@m4rt_]

... there is a section in the Rust documentation that shows how to make a single threaded, and multi threaded server. You are making things seam harder than they actually are.

[@liteflow10]

His point was, and it's objectively true, rust multi thread programming is harder than in go. Isn't it true? Rust book does explain how things wprk but still not so easy to wrap your head around. And in go you do almost nothing and get same result, multi thread wise

[@moviesonclick]

I have no Idea what to use go ®

[@paulholsters7932]

I am building a fullstack no code tool/platform for business applications (management applications like monitoring/CRUD stock or people or invoices or whatever resource). I currently am building it in TypeScript because that is what I know. But ideally what should I choose as a language: Go or Rust? (The frontend is built upon Angular/PrimeNG so the whole thing is an SPA!)

[@MelkeyDev]

I deff recommend Go!

[@paulholsters7932]

@@MelkeyDev Thank you for this very swift answer!

[@aftalavera]

I can see the challenge learning Rust but, really? How many times are we going for the new shiny thing? It gets old after a while…

[@YerbolAssylhanov]

cool video)

[@MelkeyDev]

Thank you!

[@DexterrrrX]

How long will it take to learn go though?

[@iCrimzon]

Not that long, if you know zero Go, you could pick it up in a day or 2 cause its so easy

[@DC-yw5yg]

pick ur posion godang deez nutz gorust deez nutela

[@0LL4RPOC]

Done I'll code in assembly x86

[@m4rt_]

No need to watch for 7 minutes. It's Rust... It may be difficult in the beginning, but it's worth it.

[@ameer6168]

Yup if you want to build show off projects without any deadline then rust is good But if we talk about real world projects rust is no way near

[@MelkeyDev]

Let him comment - probably got nothing better to do then to tell people to no watch me video LOL

[@emil_l889]

Go, ez win

[@greisboy425]

If you just learning (not creating a serious project) choose Rust (rust still dont have a mature framework for most framework), if you developing a serious project, a project that you want to sell or use or whatever, choose javascript or python.

[@everythinggoes850]

I use Rust and Go which is why I hate the constant fighting between the two camps 😫😫

[@avg_user-dd2yb]

You should not exist

[@Muhammed-nani964]

4 should have been php Devs we use go for dispatching queues we use alpin js vue , react with inertia js …etc 😂😂😂

[@j.r.r.tolkien8724]

Moar! Me needs more GO.

[@ft.abhixyz]

i use rust 6:42

[@jaymartinez311]

Rust is much easier these days i just prefer go because its simple. Wish it had a bit more stuff but atleast their stuff has made version 1.0 😅 I think rust will get there though.

[@emil_l889]

Oh wait actually just use tailwind!!!!!

[@iCrimzon]

Rust may be slightly faster but the speed is marginal and Go is lightyears faster to write, just go Go

[@oscarljimenez5717]

¨Javascript if you´re DHH¨ 🤣🤣

[@MelkeyDev]

LOL

[@thebutlah]

W take

[@MelkeyDev]

Thank you brother

[@naczu]

For backend development, cloud computing cost really matters. So, Rust is far better than Golang in terms of CPU and memory usage. I believe Golang is not a competitor to Rust. In the near future, Rust will be more popular than Golang. Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc., are already using Rust in production. Additionally, Rust is the most loved programming language in the Stack Overflow survey. Here is why Discord switched to Rust for some services. "With the Go implementation, the Read States service was not supporting its product requirements. It was fast most of the time, but every few minutes we saw large latency spikes that were bad for user experience. After investigating, we determined the spikes were due to core Go features: its memory model and garbage collector (GC)."

[@MelkeyDev]

That is interesting.

[@aftalavera]

Yeah sure! Its there a quantum computing rust yet?

[@liteflow10]

Didnt new versions of go get rid of periodic garbage collection?

[@terrencemoore8739]

There arent any Go jobs either unless you have 5 years of experience

[@MelkeyDev]

i got mine with zero years of go experience

[@rahulhingve3432]

Go for Rust !

[@TomNook.]

I'll use Java

[@Skaiiur]

Go better than Java? What is this, a joke? Only if you haven't built really big systems with Go. Just bunch of pet projects)

[@brinckau]

On Go's official website: « Go is a programming language designed by Google to help solve Google's problems, and Google has big problems. The hardware is big and the software is big. There are many millions of lines of software [...] Thousands of engineers work on the code, at the "head" of a single tree comprising all the software, so from day to day there are significant changes to all levels of the tree. A large custom-designed distributed build system makes development at this scale feasible, but it's still big. And of course, all this software runs on zillions of machines [...] The goals of the Go project were to eliminate the slowness and clumsiness of software development at Google, and thereby to make the process more productive and scalable. The language was designed by and for people who write-and read and debug and maintain-large software systems » Apparently, they are trying to build really, I mean REALLY big systems with Go. That's the reason why they created Go in the first place.

[@dmprkp6792]

Learn c++

[@pyyrr]

c++

[@aguynamedben]

This is a straight rip of The Primeagen’s vid from 10m before, so lame

[@realkingjames-v3z]

4 categories? Please grow up..

[@vagnonivagnoni]

c------->c++----->c#------>RUST IS THE FUTURE OF WORK 😁😁😁😁😁😁