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My team all use macOS, so it was really easy for me to write a CLI in Go (this library [1] is great), and then run go install to create a full-contained binary that I could distribute to everyone. People can put the binary somewhere on their PATH, for example: `/usr/local/bin`, and then be able to run it like any other shell command. If you already have python installed then it isn't too much trouble to run a .py file by doing python mycli.py But if you have a bin on your PATH you could just run mycli without having to install Go or any of the dependancies because they're bundled up in the binary. edit: I should add that it is possible to cross-compile with Go, so if someone on my team wasn't on the same OS as me I could support them as well [1] https://github.com/urfave/cli

Programming languages are kind of like religion, or one's favorite beverage/food. Everyone has their own preference/coding style. I wouldn't let negative comments on HN steer you away from learning Go. Of course, I'm biased because I write Go code and enjoy it, but there will always be folks who love something and hate something. You'll never know whether you enjoy coding in Go unless you try it for yourself. Some of the criticisms of Go are valid and some are just haters doing what haters do--hating. Keep in mind Go is very young for a programming language. It's only about 6 years old, but it's use is becoming more and more widespread as it matures. Although you are correct in that the standard library is pretty much all you need to write CLI apps, this library is definitely useful if you're willing to pull in a third-party dependency: h