> And it isn't that hard these days to spin up a web server with simple routing, database connectivity, etc. in pretty much any language including Zig or Go
Just two years ago, a friend of mine described it as quite a hassle to get a RESTful backend running in Go. He got it working but it was more work than usual. Was he an outlier or have things been getting better in the framework department?
Not sure when your friend tried Go but for the last 5-10 years or so go has been really easy to make REST services. It's practically baked into the language but if you want it even easier there are several extremely popular libraries for it.
Go tends to have more boiler plate than other languages. So more typing work, less thinking work, less maintenance work once completed.
