Not entirely without gains: Concurrency. Yes, you do want it. go func() { /* periodically do stuff here. No cron jobs! Yay...! / } Static binaries. Yes, you w

Not entirely without gains: Concurrency. Yes, you do want it. go func() { /* periodically do stuff here. No cron jobs! Yay...! / } Static binaries. Yes, you want that too. For example, I'm on a box with no external access. bundle install rails. Ugh~ o, that's not even possible. Blah. You can even cross compile* for other platforms. Amazing. ...but your comments are entirely valid. I wouldn't pick it over node or flask for a serious project; but it's fun to play with.