I haven't used Go beyond tutorials and some very basic programs, but I am pretty comfortable with Java. What about Go makes you feel it's relatable to Java? From what I've read the lack of generics is a hot topic in the Go community, but they're pretty crucial to most programs written in Java. Is this still true?
You may remember that in Java 1.4, `get`ting from collections (e.g. ArrayList) always returned Object, which you were expected to cast to their runtime type (or a class that their runtime type inherits from). I was young at the time, correct me if I'm wrong. Contrast this with Go's solution, which seems to be user-inaccessible compiler magic. I much prefer Go's solution to Java's, but I also like generics.
In reality Go can fully take over Java's problem space.
Or, when Project Loom releases, Java will be able to fully take over Go's problem space.