go mod started out with a bunch of flags, and was only later converted to the current syntax: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/6121987a10b2c54bc4c48473353205

go mod started out with a bunch of flags, and was only later converted to the current syntax: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/6121987a10b2c54bc4c48473353205753d91f807 https://github.com/golang/go/commit/6121987a10b2c54bc4c48473... From the commit message: > We've avoided subcommands in the go command to date, and we should continue to avoid adding them unless it really makes the experience significantly better. In this case, it does. So, I don’t see it as a contradiction to the mail you’re quoting :)