I coded in Rails for the last 3 years or so and jumped to Go for a new project since it seemed like a better fit.
From my perspective, some things are more verbose and others more annoying at first, but overall I have come to love it. I couldn't really pinpoint a specific reason why, but I simply enjoy it.
For me being able to compile to an executable with zero dependencies is a big win. And setting up the go dev environment is also trivial compared to my experience with rails.
I've had an even mix of Java and Python the last 3 years. Go seems to be a solid mix of both: static typing that codes as easy as a scripting language.
From my perspective, some things are more verbose and others more annoying at first, but overall I have come to love it. I couldn't really pinpoint a specific reason why, but I simply enjoy it.