Esp. with Go's quick compile time, I can see myself using it more and more even in my one-off scripts that would have used Python/Bash otherwise. Plus, I get a binary that I can port to other systems w/o problem.
Compiled is back?
A lot of things are "so much faster" than the right thing. "Vibe traffic safety laws" are much faster than ones that increase actual traffic safety: http://propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-... . You, your team, and colleagues are producing shiny trash at unbelievable velocity. Is that valuable?