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[PEP373]: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/

### Go
### Languages we do not use for new projects

#### Scala

We used Scala in the early days of GDS. GOV.UK Licensing is the only remaining
application written in Scala but we've found it hard to support because of a lack
of skills in GDS. Do not use Scala for new projects.

#### Go

Go is no longer a core backend development language in GDS.

The only Go service currently in production operation is the [GOV.UK
router][router], and it is the core language for [Cloud
Foundry](https://www.cloudfoundry.org/), which GOV.UK PaaS uses, although
GOV.UK PaaS is being [decommissioned][pass-decom]. As such, the knowledge and
experience of building and running services in Go is small and decreasing.
Foundry](https://www.cloudfoundry.org/), which was used by GOV.UK PaaS.
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You may want to keep the precious copy? Router is still used, right? And CloudFoundry is no-mo, along the paas-decom.

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I'm not sure what's happened with this commit, but this paragraph makes no sense. I'm assuming this is supposed to say GOV.UK Router, and there's no need to mention PaaS:

the GOV.UK Foundry, which was used by GOV.UK PaaS


Go _may_ be an appropriate language for instances of systems programming, like
proxying, routing, and transforming HTTP requests. However you should only
write these sorts of components if there is no alternative maintained open
source tool available.
PaaS has now been [decommissioned][pass-decom].
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PaaS has not yet been completely decommissioned. While it's no longer available for general use, it's still being operated within GDS, and used by DBT.


[router]: https://github.com/alphagov/router
[pass-decom]: https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/12/why-weve-decided-to-decommission-gov-uk-paas-platform-as-a-service/

### Languages we do not use for new projects

We used Scala in the early days of GDS. GOV.UK Licensing is the only remaining
application written in Scala but we've found it hard to support because of a lack
of skills in GDS. Do not use Scala for new projects.

## Using other languages

There will be sensible reasons to not follow the above guidance on languages.
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