Contrast with Python, Node, Ruby... apps where you have to install via Pip, NPM, Gems.
But the real answer it's that Go is in the top of the hype curve right now (I say this as a Go fan myself).
You could use Cython to create a static binary for a program written in Python.
> But the real answer it's that Go is in the top of the hype curve right now (I say this as a Go fan myself).
Hype is irrelevant to the advantages of using Go. End users of Go programs benefit for technical reasons, not social ones.
I see developer benefit if they enjoy the language, but what are the benefits to the end user?
This should apply to EVERY PROGRAM for a final user. It can be written in C, Go, Rust, PHP, compiled Ruby. Final user doesn't care what language it's written in, it shouldn't crash, should be intuitive and fast, and this can be achieved with any programming language, unless it's written in JS in Node and wrapped with Chrome, then will be lagging. Completely invalid argument for me.
This is the real winner here