Post #2169572
2026-03-19 13:07 UTC
Lately, I have found myself preferring to write small tools and scripts in Go more and more, instead of Python.
This is not an anti-Python take. Python is still fantastic in a lot of contexts.
But for the kind of scripting and utility work I do, Go is increasingly the calmer default.
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@funkyidol@androiddev.social 2026-03-19 13:07
A few reasons: - Less environment related friction - Fewer conflicts with my setup On macOS, and especially with Fish shell, Python workflows have been more fragile than I would like. Go has generally felt much more straightforward. - Much easier to run through agents and automation If a tool can be compiled and executed cleanly without extra setup steps, it is already winning. Go fits that model far better for me. 2/3