I Left Go for JavaScript After 3 Months (Yes, I'm Insane)
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I learned Go for three months. Made a few CLI tools, wrestled with pointers, felt smart. Then I switched to JavaScript… a week ago. Yesterday I finally understood for loops and regex. Today I'm writing this article instead of crying. Here's what the journey has been like so far. Spoiler: my brain hurts, but I'm laughing. Day 1: "Wait, no types?!" In Go, you write: var age int = 25 In JavaScript, you write: let age = 25; // cool age = "twenty five"; // still cool?!