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Mitchell Hashimoto, Go, and the Shift to Zig: What It Means for Developers
Mitchell Hashimoto, a name synonymous with innovation in programming, has recently made headlines for his candid remarks about moving away from the Go programming language. Known as the co-founder of HashiCorp and the brain behind Ghosty Terminal, Hashimoto’s opinions carry weight in the programming community.
His recent appearance on the Top Shelf podcast with TJ and The Primeagen has sparked a debate about the relevance of Go in 2025 and whether developers should consider alternatives like Zig or Rust.
The Legacy of Go and Mitchell Hashimoto’s Perspective
Who is Mitchell Hashimoto?
Mitchell Hashimoto, a tech entrepreneur, gained prominence as a “coding genius” who made $500,000 annually while still in college. As the co-founder of HashiCorp, he built a company renowned for its tools like Terraform, Vagrant, and Consul. More recently, Hashimoto’s work on Ghostty Terminal — a GPU-accelerated, cross-platform terminal emulator — has further solidified his status as a programming luminary.
On the Top Shelf podcast, Hashimoto expressed his hesitations about returning to Go, despite his extensive experience with it…
