> Compiler still needs to parse your code to determine if your import is used or not.

Parsing is easy. And it's fast. On top of that the compiler already knows it's unused:

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Go programs with unused imports do not compile. This is a deliberate feature of the language as importing packages slow down the compiler.

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So, the compiler has already parsed the file, and determined that the import is unused. And refuses to compile further, because... it needs to import that package anyway? Why?

> Dozen separate tools can be used effectively in your workflow

Haha, no. If you need a dozen different tools, there's no question about effectiveness at all.