GoLand
JetBrains' commercial IDE for the Go programming language.
Liked as the best IDE for Go12, with useful code highlighting and source lookup34 and a smooth workflow alongside Claude Code.56 Complaints are few: one longtime user left over resource use and a mediocre AI side panel7, and another found AI tools made most IDE features unnecessary.8
Why people recommend it
Best for Go · 2
Commenters call it the best editor for Go, ahead of alternatives like Zed.
“there is nothing better out there”
Code navigation · 2
Highlighting, function source lookup and go-to-definition help users understand code, including LLM output.
“I like my GoLand IDE.”
“Just don't need the IDE abilities like I used to...”
AI workflow fit · 2
Works well for manual edits next to Claude Code, which can show diffs in GoLand.
“Goland for making manual edits to the codebase. As of a few months ago, Claude Code can show diffs in Goland, making my workflow even smoother.”
“I like my GoLand IDE.”
Stability · 1
One user finds it possibly more stable than other JetBrains editors.
“I use jetbrains editors, but mostly goland which might be more stable then others”
Pleasant to use · 2
Users describe being happy with it as a great editor.
“My next job I started using Goland and was quite happy with it”
“I like my GoLand IDE.”
Caveats and dissent
Resource usage · 1
A longtime paying user called it a resource hog.
“I've been using Goland/IntelliJ since I graduated.”
AI panel focus · 1
One user felt JetBrains focused on a mediocre AI side panel and switched to Zed.
“I've been using Goland/IntelliJ since I graduated.”
Less needed now · 1
One user cancelled after adopting an AI editor, needing little beyond go-to-definition.
“Just don't need the IDE abilities like I used to...”
Vendor dislike · 1
One user sticks with it despite disliking the company and using few features.
“there is nothing better out there”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- JetBrains reports revenue growth, net financial loss for 2025 2 mentions
- The August 17 outage, and the work ahead 1 mention
- Zed: Delta 1 mention
- Escape IntelliJ: Scala and Kotlin LSPs on Emacs Eglot 1 mention
- No More JetBrains Products for Me 1 mention
- Ask HN: What is your dev set up like? 1 mention
Data: goland.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
“I like my GoLand IDE.”
“Just don't need the IDE abilities like I used to...”
“I use jetbrains editors, but mostly goland which might be more stable then others”
“Goland better for Go”
“I've been using Goland/IntelliJ since I graduated.”
“My next job I started using Goland and was quite happy with it”
“there is nothing better out there”
“Goland for making manual edits to the codebase. As of a few months ago, Claude Code can show diffs in Goland, making my workflow even smoother.”