Go is a new language so not that surprising. It is also over represented here on HN. You don't see Go jobs in the wild for example.

Search here: http://www.golangprojects.com/

I do not think Go as something that would go on itself as a job. Instead if you already have a site (like Drupal which is my primary skill) and you want to add a very performant REST interface then Go provides a pleasant way to write one.

I would really question the choice of drupal at first place,or any use of the PHP plateform.

There's still nothing, by far, that would match the versatility of how much can you do from the Drupal UI.

> You don't see Go jobs in the wild..

Do you fellas expect that to change over the next few years? I want to learn a new language, Go seems alluring, though I'd like to put myself on the right side of history.

> I want to learn a new language, Go seems alluring, though I'd like to put myself on the right side of history.

* if you want to learn a new language because you enjoy learning new languages learn Go since you find that interesting

* if you want to learn a new language to make you a better overall developer learn a language different than what you're used to (i.e. if you've only worked with Python learning Ruby won't benefit you as much as learning a functional language like Clojure or a lower level language like C)

* if you want to learn a new language solely (or primarily) for the job prospects (and it sounds like you do) learn one that presently has a large number of openings (like Java) instead of learning a new language and hoping it flourishes (you can always learn Go [or whatever] when/if it becomes widely used)

Except for HN, at the enterprise level, Red Monk main customers, no one cares.