[kcartlidge]

I do both C# and Go so have no axe to grind here. Just two small points though.

> .NET needs a runtime

It doesn't. With a single command .NET Core can produce stand-alone single-file cross-platform deployables needing no SDK, Framework, runtime, or other dependency on the server.

> Go at least partially solves some of those problems, by being compiled, having decent performance, somewhat rich ecosystem and passable package management, all while the language remains usable.

It does, and I've been a big fan of Go for a fair few years now. However every point made in that sentence applies equally to .NET too.

The one area where Go beats C# (and most others) hands-down for me is the build time. It's a whole order of magnitude (possibly several) faster than most alternatives.