There are 2 things I like about Go,

1. Compared to most compiled languages the toolchain is very easy. 2. Reduced ways of solving things in the language itself.

My main dislike of C and C++ is that there are numerous ways of solutions for the same problems, this forces me to weigh the solutions constantly against things like "Is this a safe way, does it create fast code, will this way fit when my project is further or must I constantly refactor my code". The extreme flexibilty of C and C++ are more a burden for me than an asset.