My understanding is that beyond the examples you talk about that go is being used extensively in google as a backend glue language for automation and services.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;talks.golang.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;splash.article" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;talks.golang.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;splash.article</a>