Mark Stabbot https://paragraph.com/@mark-stabbot Golang Developer Sat, 16 May 2026 03:43:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html https://github.com/jpmonette/feed en Mark Stabbot https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/de2e46490a4dbb18dbce639b2517fbef6a76cd21662f4182e7daedc9d4f3917c.png https://paragraph.com/@mark-stabbot All rights reserved <![CDATA[The Zen of Go]]> https://paragraph.com/@mark-stabbot/the-zen-of-go kbTuYeRrgUaVHj04uYhb Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:30:55 GMT Each package fulfils a single purpose

  • Handle errors explicitly

  • Return early rather than nesting deeply

  • Leave concurrency to the caller

  • Before you launch a goroutine, know when it will stop

  • Avoid package level state

  • Simplicity matters

  • Write tests to lock in the behaviour of your package’s API If you think it’s slow, first prove it with a benchmark

  • Moderation is a virtue

  • Maintainability counts

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