Applied Go

Debuggers tend to go overboard with features and subcommands. This Delve cheatsheet lists the most important commands that cover 90% of all use cases.

Is a slice of values faster than a slice of pointers? Does it even matter?

POSIX threads have an array of control functions, goroutines have none. When to exit is a goroutine's decision. Here's how to properly stop them from the outside.

Anonymous types may seem like a suitable shortcut for simple scenarios, but the drawbacks don't outweigh the (perceived) benefits.

I would have called them modest pointers. They are unobtrusive and don't leave any garbage behind.

Define an anonymous function and invoke it right away: A pattern that is sometimes useful but hard to read and hence qualifies as 'clever, not clear'

You might feel powerless in the face of recent and upcoming disruptions. Think twice: Your Go skills are your secret weapon.

Go doesn't enforce struct initialization to be complete. A linter helps to catch half-baked initialization.

Go CLI tools should come with a man page. Here is how to distribute a man page with Goreleaser and homebrew

Go has an unconventional way of specifing time format. While time format strings can be confusing to construct, they are dead easy to read.