It's ideal for open source projects, no need to install a toolchain locally for small changes. I've used it for a POC in Go where nobody has Go installed in my organization. Not that Go is complicated to install, but I wouldn't ask anyone to install a toolchain for a one-off POC.
There's other toolchains that are more involved or conflict with an operating system's pre-installed stuff, like (iirc) Ruby on MacOS.
There's other toolchains that are more involved or conflict with an operating system's pre-installed stuff, like (iirc) Ruby on MacOS.