> Golang binaries are like 5-15x the size of a dinamically linked C binary, yes, but at least they provide everything and run everywhere. I once ported a shodd

> Golang binaries are like 5-15x the size of a dinamically linked C binary, yes, but at least they provide everything and run everywhere. I once ported a shoddily written (by me) Python script to Go. About 400 LOC in Go. The compiled executable size was a whopping 7 mb! This was more than I expected. It turns out there's a reason for large executable sizes in Go [1], and apparently it can be made smaller. [1] https://go.dev/doc/faq#Why_is_my_trivial_program_such_a_large_binary https://go.dev/doc/faq#Why_is_my_trivial_program_such_a_larg...