Gin is a very bad software library

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Gin is criticized as an overly complex Go web framework with massive bloat compared to the standard library. The framework requires over 1 million lines of code and 55MB of dependencies to accomplish what net/http does in 25,000 lines. Its API design violates Unix philosophy with enormous interfaces (gin.Context has 100+

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Dec 10, 2025•19m read time•From eblog.fly.dev

Table of contents

1. Prelude - The software equivalent of Athlete’s Foot Table of Contents 2. Comparison of Basic Servers in net/http and gin 3. HTTP is not that complicated: a brief review 4. “minimal” interfaces 5. Choosing Gin: Human beings are bad at making judgements (especially about things they consider boring)6. Gin is too big: Code & Binary Bloat 7. Gin’s API has the surface area of an industrial heat sink and sucks nearly as much 8. Gin’s documentation is very bad 9. The Spider’s Web 10. Conclusion and Advice on Software Dependencies