The Go language is quickly gaining popularity for its simplistic design and performance. Google Cloud offers support for Go in many products and services, which is no surprise given that Go was created at Google. With fast startup times and low overhead, Go is a natural fit for App Engine services. The App Engine standard environment offers runtime for Go 1.6 and 1.8.
Much like Python, Google offers a number of tools and libraries for developing Go services and integrating with other Google products. In order to develop App Engine services in Go, developers will need to install the Go 1.6 or 1.8 runtime, as well as the Google Cloud App Engine Go component. The App Engine Go component can be installed by running the following ...
