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Re:Why are my Go executable files so large? by saagarjha on Sunday December 29, 2019 @04:15PM (#21908538)
> Because it's not a problem. So everybody does the same. And is not about the programming language, is about the programmer's choice. If it wants debug info inside a production program, the language let it happens. In today's age size of your executable is a non-issue. The only issue should be your performance.

No.

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Re:Why are my Go executable files so large? by mjcohen on Monday December 30, 2019 @12:59AM (#21911149)
Well, that settles that.
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Re:Why are my Go executable files so large? by saagarjha on Monday December 30, 2019 @02:32AM (#21911505)
I figured that it would be fairly obvious why claiming that executable size means little today and that performance is the only metric that matters is a gross misrepresentation of the software industry.
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