How to start a Go project in 2023

Post by mparnisari » Thu, May 25, 2023, 4:55 PM UTC

SPascareli13 wrote: post #120

maxmcd wrote: post #65

Please don't use build tags for integration tests: https://peter.bourgon.org/blog/2021/04/02/dont-use-build-tag... Along with the issues listed here you will run into issues with editors not building/linting your tests files because they have build tags that the editor is unaware of. You can also put the environment variable in a TestMain[1] to cover an entire package of integration tests: func TestMain(m *testing.M)…

I made this mistake in a project at work...never again.

Post by roesl027 » Fri, May 26, 2023, 6:42 PM UTC

wizhi wrote: post #184

xh-dude wrote: post #96

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FWIW: slog has been pretty stable for a month or two, and should be officially standard library in go1.21 There was a last round of changes mostly revisiting use of contexts a few months ago - hats off to jba for taking a lot of time to work out the best fit

Where do you keep up to date on what will be included in future releases?

Post by Mawr » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:11 AM UTC

rochak wrote: post #177

xyzzy_plugh wrote: post #153

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The post I'm replying to is downvoted and I should probably simply move on but there's key phrasing here I'd like to point out: > optimized for junior programmers to write babby's first enterprise This is the (toxic) attitude Go strives to distance itself from. There is no magic, we can all be equals in this place. It's humbling. I'm not aware of any other mainstream project that captures this essence so well. There…

I'm tired of people saying that there is no magic. How are you saying that? Do you any basis? Named returns, compiler not ensuring that non pointer receivers do not modify a property, bare bones dependency management, laughable implementation of errors, the list goes on...