Task: Emirp primes
Go: package main

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/jbarham/primegen.go" 
	"math"
)



type primeCache struct {
	gen    *primegen.Primegen
	primes []uint64
}

func NewPrimeCache() primeCache {
	g := primegen.New()
	return primeCache{gen: g, primes: []uint64{g.Next()}}
}



func (pc *primeCache) upto(n uint64) []uint64 {
	if p := pc.primes[len(pc.primes)-1]; p <= n {
		for p <= n {
			p = pc.gen.Next()
			pc.primes = append(pc.primes, p)
		}
		return pc.primes[:len(pc.primes)-1]
	}
	for i, p := range pc.primes {
		if p > n {
			return pc.primes[:i]
		}
	}
	panic("not reached")
}

var cache = NewPrimeCache()

func sqrt(x uint64) uint64 { return uint64(math.Sqrt(float64(x))) }



func isprime(n uint64) bool {
	for _, p := range cache.upto(sqrt(n)) {
		if n%p == 0 {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

func reverse(n uint64) (r uint64) {
	for n > 0 {
		r = 10*r + n%10
		n /= 10
	}
	return
}


func isEmirp(n uint64) bool {
	r := reverse(n)
	return r != n && isprime(r)
}


type EmirpGen struct {
	pgen     *primegen.Primegen
	nextn    uint64
	r1l, r1h uint64
	r2l, r2h uint64
	r3l, r3h uint64
}

func NewEmirpGen() *EmirpGen {
	e := &EmirpGen{pgen: primegen.New()}
	e.Reset()
	return e
}

func (e *EmirpGen) Reset() {
	e.pgen.Reset()
	e.nextn = 0
	
	e.r1l, e.r1h = 20, 30
	e.r2l, e.r2h = 40, 70
	e.r3l, e.r3h = 80, 90
}

func (e *EmirpGen) next() (n uint64) {
	for n = e.pgen.Next(); !isEmirp(n); n = e.pgen.Next() {
		
		
		switch {
		case e.r1l <= n && n < e.r1h:
			e.pgen.SkipTo(e.r1h)
		case e.r2l <= n && n < e.r2h:
			e.pgen.SkipTo(e.r2h)
		case e.r3l <= n && n < e.r3h:
			e.pgen.SkipTo(e.r3h)
		case n > e.r3h:
			e.r1l *= 10
			e.r1h *= 10
			e.r2l *= 10
			e.r2h *= 10
			e.r3l *= 10
			e.r3h *= 10
		}
	}
	return
}

func (e *EmirpGen) Next() (n uint64) {
	if n = e.nextn; n != 0 {
		e.nextn = 0
		return
	}
	return e.next()
}

func (e *EmirpGen) Peek() uint64 {
	if e.nextn == 0 {
		e.nextn = e.next()
	}
	return e.nextn
}

func (e *EmirpGen) SkipTo(nn uint64) {
	e.pgen.SkipTo(nn)
	e.nextn = 0
	return
}



type SequenceGen interface {
	Next() uint64
	Peek() uint64
	Reset()
	SkipTo(uint64)
	
}

func main() {
	var start, end uint64
	var n, skip uint
	var oneline, primes bool
	flag.UintVar(&n, "n", math.MaxUint64, "number of emirps to print")
	flag.UintVar(&skip, "skip", 0, "number of emirps to skip")
	flag.Uint64Var(&start, "start", 0, "start at x>=start")
	flag.Uint64Var(&end, "end", math.MaxUint64, "stop at x<=end")
	flag.BoolVar(&oneline, "oneline", false, "output on a single line")
	flag.BoolVar(&primes, "primes", false, "generate primes rather than emirps")
	flag.Parse()

	sep := "\n"
	if oneline {
		sep = " "
	}

	
	var seq SequenceGen
	if primes {
		seq = primegen.New()
	} else {
		seq = NewEmirpGen()
	}

	for seq.Peek() < start {
		seq.Next()
	}
	for ; skip > 0; skip-- {
		seq.Next()
	}
	for ; n > 0 && seq.Peek() <= end; n-- {
		fmt.Print(seq.Next(), sep)
	}
	if oneline {
		fmt.Println()
	}
}

VB: Option Explicit

Private Const MAX As Long = 5000000
Private Emirps As New Collection
Private CollTemp As New Collection

Sub Main()
Dim t
t = Timer
    FillCollectionOfEmirps
    Debug.Print "At this point : Execution time = " & Timer - t & " seconds."
    Debug.Print "We have a Collection of the " & Emirps.Count & " first Emirps."
    Debug.Print "---------------------------"
    
    Debug.Print "the first 20 emirps: "; ExtractEmirps(1, 20)
    
    Debug.Print "all emirps between 7,700 and 8,000: "; ExtractEmirps(7700, 8000, True)
    
    Debug.Print "the 10,000th emirp: "; ExtractEmirps(10000, 10000)
  End Sub

Private Function ExtractEmirps(First As Long, Last As Long, Optional Value = False) As String
Dim temp$, i As Long, e
    If First = Last Then
        ExtractEmirps = Emirps(First)
    Else
        If Not Value Then
            For i = First To Last
                temp = temp & ", " & Emirps(i)
            Next
        Else
            For Each e In Emirps
                If e > First And e < Last Then
                    temp = temp & ", " & e
                End If
                If e = Last Then Exit For
            Next e
        End If
        ExtractEmirps = Mid(temp, 3)
    End If
End Function

Private Sub FillCollectionOfEmirps()
Dim Primes() As Long, e, i As Long
    Primes = Atkin
    For i = LBound(Primes) To UBound(Primes)
        CollTemp.Add Primes(i), CStr(Primes(i))
    Next i
    For Each e In CollTemp
        If IsEmirp(e) Then Emirps.Add e
    Next
End Sub

Private Function Atkin() As Long()
Dim MyBool() As Boolean
Dim SQRT_MAX As Long, i&, j&, N&, cpt&, MAX_TEMP As Long, temp() As Long
    ReDim MyBool(MAX)
    SQRT_MAX = Sqr(MAX) + 1
    MAX_TEMP = Sqr(MAX / 4) + 1
    For i = 1 To MAX_TEMP
        For j = 1 To SQRT_MAX
            N = 4 * i * i + j * j
            If N <= MAX And (N Mod 12 = 1 Or N Mod 12 = 5) Then
                MyBool(N) = True
            End If
        Next j
    Next i
    MAX_TEMP = Sqr(MAX / 3) + 1
    For i = 1 To MAX_TEMP
        For j = 1 To SQRT_MAX
            N = 3 * i * i + j * j
            If N <= MAX And N Mod 12 = 7 Then
                MyBool(N) = True
            End If
        Next j
    Next i
    For i = 1 To SQRT_MAX
        For j = 1 To SQRT_MAX
            N = 3 * i * i - j * j
            If i > j And N <= MAX And N Mod 12 = 11 Then
                MyBool(N) = True
            End If
        Next j
    Next i
    For i = 5 To SQRT_MAX Step 2
        If MyBool(i) Then
            For j = i * i To MAX Step i
                MyBool(j) = False
            Next
        End If
    Next
    ReDim temp(MAX / 2)
    temp(0) = 2: temp(1) = 3: cpt = 2
    For i = 5 To MAX Step 2
        If MyBool(i) Then temp(cpt) = i: cpt = cpt + 1
    Next
    ReDim Preserve temp(cpt - 1)
    Atkin = temp
End Function

Private Function IsEmirp(N) As Boolean
Dim a As String, b As String
    a = StrReverse(CStr(N)): b = CStr(N)
    If a <> b Then
        On Error Resume Next
        CollTemp.Add a, a
        If Err.Number > 0 Then
            IsEmirp = True
        Else
            CollTemp.Remove a
        End If
        On Error GoTo 0
    End If
End Function