Okay, let me try that: $ echo -e 'package main\n\nimport _ "golang.org/x/image/draw"' > main.go $ go run main.go main.go:3:8: no required module pr

Okay, let me try that: $ echo -e 'package main\n\nimport _ "golang.org/x/image/draw"' > main.go $ go run main.go main.go:3:8: no required module provides package golang.org/x/image/draw: go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory; see 'go help modules' $ go build main.go <same error> go.mod seems pretty required. With rust, you can also technically just call 'rustc' and never use 'cargo', but just like it's a pain to do that in go, it's a pain to do that in rust.