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+# Golang
+
+Author: Fuwn
+Created: 2021. 07. 15.
+Last Modified: 2021. 07. 15.
+
+Golang... Go is quite a funny language to me. I have a hard time taking it seriously, not because of the name, but because of the way it handles. Don't get me wrong, Go is a great tool to have under your belt, but it just feels very... "childish" ... to ME.
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+Other than the weird chills I get whilst working with it (I just had to get that off my back, for the record), I think Go is a pretty nifty language. Go has the "I can do anything! just not very well..." [0] feeling to it, and it is very much true! I don't write software in Go because it "fast!" or "great on memory!", I write software in Go because it "fast! ...", "to write in!".
+
+> [0] Having the aformentioned quality to it is not particularly a bad thing, I think it actually benefits Go!
+
+Now, allow me to list some pros and cons that I have to say about Golang with some things to note while reading:
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+These are ...
+
+* in no particular order
+* my opinions!
+* things that aren't explicitly advertised
+
+## PROS
+
+Reasons for anyone to learn or to use Go!
+
+* Fast enough: Not Rust fast, but not Python slow
+* Lots of resources (books, documentation, libraries, tutorials, et cetera)
+* Quite easy to pick up (having had prior experience with C-like programming languages)
+* Can do just about anything!
+
+## CONS
+
+Nitpicks, not deal-breakers!
+
+* Garbage collected: Not necessarily a hard-con, but contributes to more memory overhead
+* Can be too simple at times
+* Creepy dependency management and "package manager": `$ go get ...` seems pre-mature and underdeveloped
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+One thing you might see a lot when there is talk about Go is the claim that Go hasn't "found it's niche" or "it has no real purpose". To that I say; Go's niche is it's simplicity, and ability to introduce someone into the compiled language space, and to develop speedy software with, speed.
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+## WHO WOULD I RECOMMEND GO TO?
+
+People who...
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+* don't have much time
+* want to learning programming (or a compiled language)
+
+and dare I say it... anyone!
+
+## RESOURCES
+
+=> https://golang.org/ golang.org
+=> https://interpreterbook.com/ Writing An Interpreter In Go by Thorsten Ball
+=> https://compilerbook.com/ Writing A Compiler In Go by Thorsten Ball
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-# HELLO, WORLD!
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-2021. 07. 15.
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-Welcome to my first blog post!
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