How to reduce compiled file size?

Question

Lets compare c and go: Hello_world.c :

#include
int main(){
    printf(\"Hello world!\");
}

Hello_world.go:

Answer 1

Go binaries are large because they are statically linked (except for library bindings using cgo). Try statically linking a C program and you'll see it grow to a comparable size.

If this is really a problem for you (which I have a hard time believing), you can compile with gccgo and dynamically link.