Go vs. Rust: Backend Battle Royale of 2025

A crab and a gopher stroll into a server room, the crab flexing its zero-cost abstractions, the gopher showcasing its goroutines. Welcome to the backend battle of 2025! This post compares Go and Rust for high-performance production needs, acknowledging TypeScript as a strong contender for new projects but highlighting Go and Rust's dominance when ultimate speed is crucial. A real-world JSON-processing HTTP server scenario is used for comparison, although specific performance benchmarks aren't detailed, emphasizing the complexities inherent in performance metrics.