Is it possible to run Go code as a script?

Question

As Go is becoming the language of the \"system\". I wonder if it\'s possible to run Go code as a script, without compiling it, is there any possibility to do that?

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Answer 1

I am not an expert in go, but you can do something like this. I know this is not elegant, but may be something to start with :)

~$ cat vikas.go
//usr/bin/env go run "$0" "$@"; exit

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Printf("Hello World\n")
}
~$

~$ ./vikas.go
Hello World
~$