Engineer ports entire Python codebase to Go with AI in just days
dosco · x · 2026-11-02
A Japanese engineer migrated a whole Python codebase to Go with AI, done solo in days with no issues so far. Python was chosen only for early LLM API convenience; Go dominates the company's repos. dosco adds that models excel at Go, and its built-in toolchain makes for a solid dev loop — AI is making "worth doing but not worth the effort" refactors actionable.
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