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I avoid using makefiles, unless I need them :). Yes, plain Go projects which are supposed to produce an executable probably won't need a makefile and I haven't used any for those. But if your project should produce a shared library, it is nice to wrap the build command in a makefile, as it is easier to type "make".

Also, when integrating into larger projects or when other tasks in addition to building the Go project are required, unifying them with makefiles can be helpful.