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The biggest difference I see: the author immediately reached for a framework instead of checking out the standard library. In Node, the standard library is effectively non-existent, so Node devs get trained and acclimatised to dependencies. In Golang, dependencies are minimised. Everyone tries to stick to the standard library as much as possible. Because the standard library is so good, for most projects this is perf…
So I am trying to move away from NodeJs for my next project and I can't decide between Elixir and Go. Can't decide what to choose, any idea if there is any advantage for a noob to learn one or the other?
So I am trying to move away from NodeJs for my next project and I can't decide between Elixir and Go. Can't decide what to choose, any idea if there is any advantage for a noob to learn one or the other?
I would say go with Elixir or even better, Erlang. It will open your mind to new ideas.
The biggest difference I see: the author immediately reached for a framework instead of checking out the standard library. In Node, the standard library is effectively non-existent, so Node devs get trained and acclimatised to dependencies. In Golang, dependencies are minimised. Everyone tries to stick to the standard library as much as possible. Because the standard library is so good, for most projects this is perf…
> they don't need a dependency manager. For not needing a dependency manager, Go sure has developed an amazing number of them! https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/PackageManagementTools https://github.com/avelino/awesome-go/blob/master/README.md#... In fact, Go probably has the most package managers of any language I've ever seen.
Why would this author feel compelled to write an article about this if they're just learning? That asynchronous Go code which is meant to be analogous to the handful of Node lines looks super verbose. Because the author has claimed a lack of expertise, I have no idea if that is actually the correct way to write something like that out...but it certainly doesn't make Go look good.
Oh boy, another learning ___ as a ____ developer blog post.
The biggest difference I see: the author immediately reached for a framework instead of checking out the standard library. In Node, the standard library is effectively non-existent, so Node devs get trained and acclimatised to dependencies. In Golang, dependencies are minimised. Everyone tries to stick to the standard library as much as possible. Because the standard library is so good, for most projects this is perf…
i don't understand this. yes net/http is nice but there's no router, there's no orm (yes i know that's not really possible at all because of strong typing), yes database/sql exists but you know most everyone uses at least sqlx and e.g. lib/pq. yes html/template is nice but we're all doing SPAs now anyway. okay there's logging but e.g. no websockets. so in what sense is the stl really complete? what modern web app could you write with just the stl?
So I am trying to move away from NodeJs for my next project and I can't decide between Elixir and Go. Can't decide what to choose, any idea if there is any advantage for a noob to learn one or the other?
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> they don't need a dependency manager. For not needing a dependency manager, Go sure has developed an amazing number of them! https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/PackageManagementTools https://github.com/avelino/awesome-go/blob/master/README.md#... In fact, Go probably has the most package managers of any language I've ever seen.
Perhaps everyone coming from other languages who can't imagine a world with a good standard library!
I've found some legitimate bugs[1] in simple functions that don't give me a ton of confidence in it either.
Personally I find the standard libraries in the likes of Python and .NET Core much more comprehensive, intuitive, and reliable.
[0]: https://golang.org/pkg/time/#Time.Format [1]: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/15852
So I am trying to move away from NodeJs for my next project and I can't decide between Elixir and Go. Can't decide what to choose, any idea if there is any advantage for a noob to learn one or the other?
I built a web app in Go recently, and while it was enjoyable, progress was pretty slow. I eventually decided to change gears and rebuild it in Elixir, and so far I have no regrets. Phoenix is pretty fast, awesome, and powerful. There are a few concepts you have to learn, but overall it's been a much simpler experience and way faster to prototype with.