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layout: changelog
title: Introducing Go, high-performance Functions runtime and SDK
date: 2024-08-22
cover: /images/changelog/2024-08-22.avif
tags: functions, sdk, performance
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Compiled programming languages are well known for outperforming interpreted ones thanks to a compilation step. Today, Appwrite welcomes a new runtime for writing simple and performant functions, [Go](https://go.dev/).

The new runtime allowed achieve up to 5x faster cold starts and a base execution time of less than 1 millisecond. That means your functions will start running much quicker, and once they're up, they'll fly.

[Read the announcement to learn more](/blog/post/announcing-go-support)