it’s not really a proper language
Why, oh true Scotsman?
It’s slower than compiled languages
Probably, but it requires a whole lot less work to get something done. One developer pays for 20 big ass servers, so if I have to spin up one or two extra servers over requiring way less developers, that is a no-brainer
The go syntax is cleaner than PHP
Go kinda looks/feels like JavaScript to me whereas PHP feels more like C. I find modern PHP syntax to be cleaner than go, but that is a personal opinion. Either way, maintainability has more to do with your developers and coding guidelines than with the language itself.
I’m a geek and a nerd and i loved it, sorry.