Go
Go (or Golang) is Google's open-source programming language designed for building fast, reliable and efficient software. It is widely used for backend services, cloud infrastructure, DevOps tooling, command-line utilities and microservices at companies like Netflix, Dropbox, Uber, Twitter and many others. Go emphasizes simplicity, fast compilation, built-in concurrency support and a strong standard library. Developers install Go to access the compiler, standard library, and toolchain needed to write and build Go programs.
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1 suggestionGo has supported native Apple Silicon compilation since version 1.16, released in February 2021. The Go project provides native arm64 binaries for macOS alongside Intel builds. If you are running an older Intel-only version of Go under Rosetta, update to the current native build from golang.org/dl — the official download page automatically detects your Mac's architecture and serves the correct binary. After installation, your existing code and projects will continue to work without any migration steps. The native build will be noticeably faster to compile on M-series Macs compared to the Intel version running under Rosetta.
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