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> it dynamically links against 4 libraries (on OS X, anyway) while the Go version links against zero. And how exactly does that work out on platforms that don'

• pcwalton 10y ago
  On Mac, Go breaks the rules and hardcodes syscall numbers anyway. On Windows, Go dynamically links to kernel32.dll and friends.
  • penpapersw 10y ago
    So in theory Go programs can't be considered reliable across multiple versions of macOS without recompilation then?
    • coldtea 10y ago
      It only matters if it also happens in practice.
      • favorited 10y ago
        It does happen in practice: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/16272 https://github.com/golang/go/issues/16272
      • pcwalton 10y ago
        All forwards-compatibility issues were only "theoretical" issues that didn't "matter in practice" until a new release of the platform came out and suddenly they did.