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Recent Posts
Go Concurrency Patterns: Diving into Fan-in and Fan-out
One of the primary reasons developers love Go is its built-in concurrency support. When discussing concurrency in Go, two core patterns emerge: Fan-in and Fan-out. These concepts help in building scalable and efficient systems. Let's dive into what these patterns mean and how they're implemented in Go.
Using Twirp with Go: A Quick Guide
Twirp, developed by Twitch, is a framework for service-to-service communication that leverages Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) for defining and implementing RPC (Remote Procedure Call) APIs. In this guide, we'll take a quick dive into how you can use Twirp with Go (often referred to as Golang) to build efficient and maintainable microservices.
Go's Guide to Effective Structured Logging
Structured logging provides a consistent format for your log entries, making them easier to analyze and filter, especially in larger and more complex systems. In Go, several packages are available for structured logging, offering richer context to log entries.
Understanding Sidecars in Kubernetes Pods
In the world of Kubernetes, containers have revolutionized how we think about applications and deployments. Pods, the smallest deployable units in Kubernetes, can contain one or more containers. More often than not, we have multiple containers inside a pod to help our main application container. These helper containers are commonly referred to as "sidecar" containers.
Middleware in HTTPRouter with Go
In the world of web development, middleware plays a critical role in managing the flow of HTTP requests and responses. It acts as a bridge or a filter between the request and the response, allowing developers to execute specific actions or modify the request or response in some way.
Understanding the "go build" Command
The Go programming language is popular for its simplicity, performance, and strong support for concurrency. One of the many tools that make Go development a breeze is the go build command. In this post, we will delve into the go build command, its arguments, how it determines which files to include/exclude, and the concept of build tags and constraints.
Golang Slice Iteration Techniques: From Basic to Advanced
When working with Go, you'll frequently encounter the need to loop over an array or a slice. An array is a fixed-size collection of elements of the same type, while a slice is a dynamically-sized segment of an array.
Taming Errors in Go with Panic and Recover
In the world of software, errors are inevitable. In Go (or Golang), handling errors gracefully is fundamental to building resilient applications. One unique aspect of error handling in Go is the use of panic and recover. Understanding these mechanisms will give you a deeper insight into Go's philosophy and provide you with tools to write more robust code.
Understanding Function Variables in Go
In many programming languages, functions are first-class citizens. This means that they can be passed around just like any other value. Go, also known as Golang, is no exception. In Go, we can assign a function to a variable, pass it as an argument, or even return it from another function. This provides immense power to developers, enabling patterns like callbacks, higher-order functions, and more.
Exploring Go Fiber: A Fast Express.js Inspired Web Framework
Go has steadily gained traction in the world of server-side programming, offering a compelling blend of performance, strong typing, and concurrency tools. As Go's ecosystem grows, we're witnessing the emergence of robust web frameworks designed to simplify the development of Go applications. Among these is Go Fiber - an Express.js inspired framework that promises speed and flexibility.
Fuzz Testing in Go: An Introduction with Examples
Fuzz testing, often simply called "fuzzing", is an automated software testing method that provides random and unexpected input data to a program to find potential issues. These issues can include crashes, unintended behaviors, or vulnerabilities. In this post, we'll explore fuzz testing in the context of the Go programming language, diving into how it's done, and providing real-world examples.
Mastering Navigation in Bash with pushd and popd
If you've been working in the Linux or Unix environment for a while, you're probably familiar with the cd command to change directories. However, there are two lesser-known but incredibly useful commands in Bash that can simplify and enhance your directory navigation: pushd and popd.
Golang Closures: From Mystery to Proficiency
The Go programming language has surged in popularity since its inception due to its simplicity, concurrency support, and strong standard library. Among its features, one that often intrigues new developers is the concept of closures. Let's take a deep dive into what closures are in Go and why they're so powerful.
Go Testing with Fake HTTP Requests and Responses
Go provides a robust testing framework right out of the box. When working with web applications or services, a common challenge developers face is testing code that involves HTTP requests and responses without actually hitting the real endpoints. In this post, we'll dive deep into creating and using fake HTTP requests and responses for testing in Go.
Table-Driven Testing in Go
In the realm of software development, particularly in Go, testing plays a pivotal role. One of the most effective and popular testing paradigms in the Go community is "Table-Driven Testing". Let's delve into what it is, its benefits, and how to effectively employ it.
Swift's POP Revolution: Understanding Protocol-Oriented Programming
Swift, Apple’s powerful programming language for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, has brought several new concepts to the forefront of programming. Among these concepts is Protocol-Oriented Programming (POP). POP has rapidly gained popularity, largely because of its ability to provide flexibility, modularity, and clarity to code.
Dependency Injection in Go: A Primer
Dependency Injection (DI) is a software design pattern that allows for decoupling components and layers in a system. By providing dependencies from the outside rather than hard-coding them within a component, we achieve better modularity, testability, and flexibility. Go, despite its simplicity, can be enhanced with DI patterns to build scalable and maintainable applications. In this blog post, we'll explore what Dependency Injection is, why it's useful, and how to implement it in Go with code examples.
Implementing the Singleton Pattern in Go
The Singleton pattern ensures that a particular class has only one instance throughout the runtime of an application and provides a global point of access to that instance. In the Go programming language, often referred to as "Golang", implementing the Singleton pattern is relatively straightforward, thanks to its inherent concurrency and package-oriented nature.
A Deep Dive into Go-kit: Elevate Your Go Microservices
WaitGroup in Go: How to Coordinate Your Goroutines Effectively
Concurrency is one of the hallmarks of the Go programming language. While there are many tools and mechanisms in Go to help you harness the power of concurrency, one of the simplest yet most powerful tools at your disposal is the WaitGroup from the sync package.