> A single binary with zero dependancies is so awesome.
You mean, like every single language out there with native code compilers?
A big generation gap must have happened, for static compilation to be touted as awesome feature.
You mean, like every single language out there with native code compilers?
A big generation gap must have happened, for static compilation to be touted as awesome feature.
Two decades ago it was the only option in most operating systems.
Not an excuse for the lack of understanding, that static compilation is a standard feature that any language compiler to native code usually provides.
You can build your binary with the netgo build tag, but you must take into consideration that your binary might not behave correctly when running on systems with customised name resolution (NSS) settings, such as nss-ldap etc.
Go developers only distribute their open source software in a way that you only have to take the source, compile it, and run it, without having to worry about dependencies.
I see it all the time in the last 30 years of my career.
Maybe GNU/Linux kids nowadays don't.
Besides C is not the only language with native compiler.