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> You should have the modules downloaded to the module cache for the occasional case when you don't have direct internet access. That’s assuming I’ve built the

> You should have the modules downloaded to the module cache for the occasional case when you don't have direct internet access. That’s assuming I’ve built the thing previously on that same computer. I’m talking about the common case of working on a normal desktop day-to-day and then switching to a laptop, when travelling to a place without internet (or internet of such a poor quality you might as well not bother). With vendoring I don’t need to think about any other steps than copy/checkout the repo. The repo is self-contained. Without it, I’m making the quantum leap to a checklist.

Beltalowda 4y ago
You need internet access to either checkout or update the repo; you can use "go mod download" (or just go build, test, etc.) to fetch the modules too. It's an extra step, but so is vendoring stuff all the time. But like I said, it's not about "is it useful in some scenarios?" but "is it worth the extra effort?" I'm a big fan of having things be self-contained as possible but for this kind of thing modules "just work" without any effort. Very occasionally you might go "gosh, I wish I had vendored things!", but I think that's an acceptable trade-off.