What is Go and who created it?

Go (also called Golang) is a statically typed, compiled programming language designed at Google by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson, first announced in 2009 and reaching version 1.0 in 2012. It was designed to address shortcomings in C++ and Java — specifically slow compile times, verbose syntax, and poor concurrency support. Go compiles to a single self-contained binary with no external dependencies, making deployment extremely simple. It is widely used at Google, Uber, Docker, and Kubernetes, particularly for backend services and cloud infrastructure.