Goroutine

CPython’s GIL serializes multithreaded execution and pushes work onto multiprocessing or asyncio. Java pinned threads 1:1 to the OS until virtual threads (Java 21) reopened the thread-per-request model. Go shipped with an M:N scheduler from day one. The model you start from decides whether your service goes thread-per-request, reactive, or multiprocess.

Go’s concurrency model builds on CSP, providing Goroutines and Channels as core tools. An overview of how each works and when to choose what.