It Wasn't The Language: A Startup Founder's Reflection on Blaming the Tool

A recent article titled “Why Developers are Quietly Quitting Golang” has been making the rounds. It highlights a Medium post where a startup founder describes choosing Go (Golang) for their company as “the biggest mistake of [their] life.” That’s a heavy statement. It’s understandably attention-grabbing, and borderline clickbait, but also one that deserves a more careful unpacking.