Get GOing with a New Language

Explore the benefits of learning multiple programming languages, focusing on Go (golang) from a PHP developer's perspective in this conference talk from PHP UK 2019. Discover how expanding your programming toolkit can enhance your problem-solving abilities and make you a more versatile developer. Follow along as the speaker shares their journey transitioning from PHP to Go, highlighting key differences such as channels, goroutines, and concurrency concepts. Learn about a real-world case study where a legacy PHP application was successfully rewritten in Go, resulting in improved performance, maintainability, and reliability. Compare Go and PHP in terms of language features, tooling, and community support. Whether you're considering Go or another language, gain inspiration to broaden your programming horizons and tackle new challenges with confidence.

Get GOing with a New Language - Kat Zien - PHP UK Conference 2019