Python vs. Go vs. Rust

One Program Written in Python, Go, and Rust – Nicolas Hahn

nicolashahn (Nicolas Hahn) @GitHub

nicolashahn/diffimg: Differentiate images in python - get a ratio or percentage difference, and generate a diff image

nicolashahn/diffimg-go: Image differentiation tool similar to the python diffimg: 

nicolashahn/diffimg-rs: image differentiation tool written in Rust

Image size:	1x1	2000x2000	10,000x10,000
Rust	0.001s	0.490s	5.871s
Go	0.002s (2x)	0.756s (1.54x)	14.060s (2.39x)
Python	0.095s (95x)	1.419s (2.90x)	28.751s (4.89x)

Authors conclusion:

"If I had to choose the language for the backend of a new web application, it would be Go."