C++ vs Go: 30 Metrics Comparison

C++ vs Go: 30 Metrics Comparison. C++ is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 1985, designed by Bjarne Stroustrup. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedde

C++ vs Go

C++

C++ is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 1985, designed by Bjarne Stroustrup. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.

Go

Go is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 2009, designed by Google. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.

30 Metrics

Metric	C++	Go
GitHub Stars	65302	59948
Stack Overflow Tags	832809	818506
TIOBE Rank	7	38
RedMonk Rank	11	31
PYPL Rank	9	32
Average Salary (USD)	128124	115006
Job Postings	43598	40063
Benchmarks Score	1.05	0.82
Learning Curve	Hard	Hard
Community Size	Very Large	Large
Documentation Quality	10	10
Ecosystem Maturity	10	9
Industry Adoption	10	8
Type System Complexity	7	10
Concurrency Support	10	6
Performance - Execution Speed	9	8
Performance - Memory Usage	8	9
Performance - Startup Time	7	6
Tooling Quality	10	8
Package Manager Quality	10	10
IDE Support	10	8
Debugging Experience	10	8
GitHub Stars Rank	5	19
Stack Overflow Tags Rank	11	17
Average Salary Rank	13	28
Job Postings Rank	5	16
Benchmarks Rank	2	28
Learning Curve Score	3	2
Community Size Score	10	8
AHP Score	8.5	7.5

AHP Score

C++: 8.5 (#1)
Go: 7.5 (#25)

C++             | ######## 8.5
Go              | ######## 7.5

When to choose C++

Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications. C++ is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 1985, designed by Bjarne Stroustrup. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.

When to choose Go

Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications. Go is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 2009, designed by Google. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.

Hello World Example

C++:

#include <iostream>
int main(){ std::cout << "Hello, World!"; }

Go:

package main
import "fmt"
func main(){ fmt.Println("Hello, World!") }