Python has long been the go-to language for scripting and automation, as well as for building web services and creating easy-to-use interfaces between complex systems.

Go's performance compared to Python made it the winning programming language for a rewrite of the Khan Academy's backend server.

Google-created Go isn't in the top-10 list of the most widely known programming languages, but it does come top for languages that developers are keenest to learn.

You're taking a new programming class this fall, and you don't know anything about code. Python is taught widely in schools, and it's one of the most loved programming languages because it's simple.