Thing is, there are several REPLs for Go. That we have quite a few comments pretending that Go doesn't have a REPL comes as a direct result of nobody – that is,

Thing is, there are several REPLs for Go. That we have quite a few comments pretending that Go doesn't have a REPL comes as a direct result of nobody – that is, beyond the REPL authors wanting to scratch an itch – ever needing one. After all, if a REPL was necessary, the people commenting that Go doesn't have a REPL would know that Go has a REPL as they would be users. Pike's point has proven itself here.