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Mar 9, 2026 · Industry Insights

Hardcore Benchmark: Which Language AI Loves Most? Comparing 13 Languages and Go’s Performance

A quantitative benchmark by Ruby core contributor Yusuke Endoh uses Claude Code (Opus 4.6) to implement a mini‑Git across 13 programming languages, revealing that dynamic languages like Ruby, Python and JavaScript dominate AI coding speed and cost, while Go lands in a solid second tier with perfect reliability.