Go development
Go, where it has to be fast and stay simple.
Go is a small language on purpose. It compiles to one binary, starts instantly, handles concurrency without ceremony, and reads the same in everybody's hands. That makes it a good fit for the services that quietly have to keep working.
Parts of CrazyVerse's hosting automation are written in Go.
Overview
Go, the way we do it
Go earns its place in the parts of a system that must not be clever: the service that provisions a server, the job that reconciles payments, the thing that has to start in milliseconds and run for months. It deploys as a single binary with no runtime to install, which makes operating it far simpler than the alternatives.
It is also deliberately boring to read. There is close to one way to write anything, so a Go codebase does not carry a house style you have to learn before you can change it. That matters more than raw speed on a system somebody inherits.
What's included
What you actually get
- Services that start instantly and run on very little memory
- Concurrency handled directly rather than bolted on
- Deployed as a single binary, with no runtime to install or patch
- A codebase that reads the same whoever wrote it
- Used where it fits, not everywhere, and we will say which is which
How we work
Five steps, no surprises
- 01
We talk
A call or a WhatsApp thread. You tell us what is not working; we tell you honestly whether we are the right people.
- 02
We scope it
A written plan with what you get, what it costs and how long it takes. Fixed, so there are no surprises later.
- 03
We build it
You see it as it goes, not at the end. Changes are cheap while it is still being built.
- 04
We put it live
On infrastructure we set up and secure, tested before the launch date.
- 05
We keep it running
Updates, monitoring and someone who answers. Most clients stay on a monthly agreement.
Questions
About go
Should our whole back end be in Go?
Usually not. Go suits specific services well; a large application with a lot of business rules is often better in something with a richer ecosystem. Mixing deliberately is normal and we will explain where the line falls.
Is it hard to hire for in Saudi Arabia?
Harder than PHP or Node, which is a real consideration and one we raise before recommending it. The language itself is small enough that a competent engineer picks it up quickly.
Can you rewrite a slow service in Go?
Sometimes that is the answer and sometimes the slowness is a database problem wearing a language costume. We measure first and tell you which.
Also
Related work
- Quality AssuranceFind it before your customers do.
- UX DesignWork out what it should do before anyone builds it.
- UI DesignScreens people can use without being trained.
- Design SystemsOne set of rules, so the tenth screen looks like the first.
- Mobile ApplicationsApps people keep on the first screen.
- iOSiPhone apps built the way Apple expects.
- AndroidAndroid apps that work on the phones people actually own.
- FlutterFlutter, when one team has to cover both stores.
- AIAI that does one job, properly.
- Machine LearningModels that earn their place in the business.
- Data ScienceAnswers from the data you already have.
- LLMsLanguage models, kept on a short leash.
- Generative AIGeneration with a human still holding the pen.
- PythonPython, for the work that has to be read as well as run.
- Back-EndWhere an order becomes an order.
- DatabaseThe part of your system that is hardest to fix later.
- Node.jsNode.js, for the systems that have to answer quickly.
- .NET.NET, for the systems a business runs on.
- JavaJava, for systems measured in decades.
- Front-EndThe half of your product people actually see.
- Web DevelopmentCompany sites, customer portals, and web systems that hold up.
- ReactReact, built so the next team can still work on it.
- AngularAngular, for systems that have to last.
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