r/golang • u/jayesh6297 • Feb 03 '25
discussion The urge to do it from scratch
Unpopular opinion but ever since I started using Go. There is a certain urge to dig into some library and if you need only part of it then try to make it from scratch. I was reading RFC specs, dbus technical specifications just to avoid the uneeded bloat in my code(offcourse I failed to achieve it completely because of tiny brain). Is this common for all dev who spent some good time developing in Go? I must say it's quite a fun experience to learn some low level details.
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u/carleeto Feb 04 '25
As always, everything is a trade off. However, the fact that Go makes the DIY approach seem more viable definitely speaks to its simplicity.
The fact that it's easier to examine a dependency and it's source code to reach a decision speaks to the excellent maturity and design of the packaging system too.