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# Some interesting facts

* **Twitch.tv**, an IRC based chat was migrated from Python to Golang
* **SoundCloud** says they use Golang for `dozens of systems`
* **Netflix** use it for their server architecture
* **Docker** uses Golang for a set of tools that deploys Linux containers
* **Uber** has their geo data and location components built on Golang

## Example of code written in Go compared to other languages

### Golang

```go
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, World")
}
```

### Python

```python
print "Hello world!"
```

### Ruby

```ruby
puts "Hello world!"
```

Just a simple example of `Hello World` type of code.