--- title: "Using go run to manage tool dependencies" publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 411 published_at: "2022-05-13" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/411" --- Plus shrinking Go WebAssembly output by 60%, a new NoSQL database built in Go, and notes on concurrency. | 🇺🇦 #​411 — May 13, 2022 [Unsubscribe](https://golangweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Read on the Web](https://golangweekly.com/issues/411) The _Go Weekly_ Newsletter [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/na9jrselqdhc0uxrmkq0.jpg)](https://segment.com/blog/changing-one-character-improved-app-performance/) [Changing One Character Wildly Improved Segment's App Performance](https://segment.com/blog/changing-one-character-improved-app-performance/) — In terms of value per keypress, you can’t beat this, surely. 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