[zapita]

Go support is not great either. Bazel can build Go just fine, but you will need to throw away the standard Go tooling and use Bazel instead. There are third-party helpers like Gazelle, but you know you’re in for a bumpy ride when even basic operations require a helper.

[klodolph]

Go support is awesome, IMO. Personally I have favored Bazel over “go build” for a while, except for pure Go projects with no generated sources.

Gazelle is wonderful and it doesn’t belong in Bazel core. Bazel is a build system for every language, and Gazelle is for a subset of Go developers. Since it’s not part of Bazel core, you can always replace it with something else.

[zapita]

But would you recommend using Bazel and Go without Gazelle or an equivalent third party?

[klodolph]

I recommend Gazelle for importing third-party Go dependencies but not for your own Go code. If you are using Bazel, just write the BUILD.bazel file yourself with the appropriate go_library / go_binary / go_test rules.

[laurentlb]

Gazelle is a recommended tool, developed by the same people who make the Go rules. It's not a third party tool, it's part of the normal experience.