Understanding and Coding Linked Lists in Go Programming Language 🌴🌞😎

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Choosing between a linked list, an array, or a slice in Go depends on the specific use-case, as different data structures have different strengths and weaknesses. However, in most cases, using slices (or arrays, when the size is fixed) would be more idiomatic in Go for the following reasons:

1. **Memory efficiency**: In a linked list, each element needs to store a reference to the next element. This results in a significant memory overhead compared to slices and arrays where only the elements themselves are stored.

2. **Cache locality**: Modern processors use caching to speed up memory access. Slices and arrays store their elements in contiguous blocks of memory, which can be loaded into cache all at once. In contrast, the elements of a linked list can be scattered throughout memory, causing cache misses and slower performance.

3. **Ease of use**: Working with slices in Go is generally easier and more convenient than working with linked lists, given the built-in syntax for appending, slicing, etc.

4. **Flexibility**: Slices in Go are dynamic, i.e., they can grow and shrink during runtime which gives a lot of flexibility compared to arrays.

There are, however, situations where a linked list might be beneficial:

1. **Insertions and deletions**: If you have a use case where you frequently need to insert or delete elements in the middle of the list, a linked list could be more efficient. This is because with arrays and slices, all elements after the point of insertion/deletion would need to be shifted.

2. **Infinite or huge lists**: When you need to implement an infinite list (for example, in a lazy evaluation scenario) or you're working with extremely large datasets where the size of the list is unknown or might exceed the available contiguous memory, linked lists might be a better fit.

Bear in mind that Go doesn't have built-in support for linked lists in the same way as some other languages (like C or Java), although it provides a `list` package in its standard library which can be used when linked lists are needed.

In general, slices are the way to go unless you have a compelling reason to use a different data structure. It's worth noting that even when you need to frequently insert and remove items, Go's built-in `append` function or the use of a `container/list` (if maintaining order is necessary) often perform well enough in practice.