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> If you already have a Go compiler on your system, there’s no reason to bother with binary releases. Just grab the source and build it. All can manage their ow
by chris_overseas 7y ago
> If you already have a Go compiler on your system, there’s no reason to bother with binary releases. Just grab the source and build it. All can manage their own toolchain with ease!
No thanks, give me binaries any day. I want to spend time developing my own software, not fiddling around bootstrapping a dev environment.
- philwelch 7y agoI agree with you and I found this part of the article strange as well, since one of Go's strengths is that it routinely spits out self-contained binaries thanks to doing exclusively static linking.