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Does it also help with deployment of non-code related files (eg. static files in web apps)?

• cageface 14y ago
  No but I think the dependencies among those files tends to be less intricate and brittle than code.
  • hynek 14y ago
    It’s not necessarily about dependencies but about having one self-contained file (= deb/rpm) that can be deployed easily. The idea about doing this kindled when we started deploying Django apps – you can see in the second example that it’s rather intricate. The dependencies are just a matter of `pip install -r requirements.txt`.
• nakkiel 14y ago
  Definitely a problem in Go. It's still possible to embed resources in the binary but if you're talking about a lot of such resources, the resulting binary size can be an issue as well. Not to mention resources won't be available outside of the binary.
  • stock_toaster 14y ago
    I don't think it is any more of a problem with Go than any statically compiled C/C++ binary. You would still want to use chef, puppet, or some home rolled package deployment toolchain, if for no other reason than being able to ensure a consistent state and bring up new nodes quickly.