Stack · Backend services
Go + PostgreSQL.
Go + Postgres is a sturdy backend default — fast, simple deployment, great concurrency.
CategoryBackend services
Best forHigh-throughput backends
Why together · 01
Why this combo works.
Go's standard library plus pgx (the modern Postgres driver) gives you everything to build a service. Single-binary deploys are operationally simple.
Setup
go mod init, use pgx, deploy as a single binary to any VM.
Gotchas
- ORMs are weaker than other ecosystems — embrace SQL
- Type system is verbose for some patterns
- Generics still feel new
- Web frameworks (Echo, Gin, Fiber) are choice fatigue
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