[stuartaxelowen]

I heard through the grapevine that Go was only chosen at Uber to help with hiring.

[stock_toaster]

That seems silly. There are far more Java devs out there than Go devs.

Also, I would assume Uber probably has hiring problems in general at this point.

[sidlls]

> That seems silly. There are far more Java devs out there than Go devs.

I wouldn't underestimate the level of hype-driven development that exists in this area. "Chasing the new shiny" seems like it could be a line item in a resume, these days, sometimes.

[nailer]

There are more good Go devs. A lot of Java programmers are enterprise.

[mvid]

I would imagine that node would draw more enthusiasm than Go