Static linking: no more futzing around with package nightmares on systems. Making sure system packages are present so python virtualenv can install. Static link

Static linking: no more futzing around with package nightmares on systems. Making sure system packages are present so python virtualenv can install. Static linking makes portability a breeze. I don’t know why this idea was lost in virtually every scripting language from the past 20 years. Standard lib is just plain awesome. You can build most things right out of the box without searching the web for competing versions of the same thing. Web apps are a great example. Fast compile times was a feature built into Go from the beginning. Presumably from people frustrated by compile times of large C/C++ codebases [1]. It’s about developer productivity. 1. https://golang.org/doc/faq#What_compiler_technology_is_used_to_build_the_compilers https://golang.org/doc/faq#What_compiler_technology_is_used_...