Go Testing: How to Communicate Clearly

In Go, we build packages - fundamental Lego-like blocks that we assemble in modules and use to build applications. That’s why it’s crucial we start designing packages by modelling their public APIs. Let’s roll up our sleeves, sharpen the scalpel and start the second code surgery. This time, we focus on tests. Continue reading

Don't Overload Your Brain: Write Simple Go

This week we do small refactoring to illustrate how we can improve code readability and reduce cognitive load. Continue reading

3 Career Mistakes New Go Developers Should Avoid

A few years ago, at the GopherCon UK conference, I asked three programming instructors and mentors a straightforward question: What early career mistake will you never make again? Continue reading

Benchmarking: What You Can't Miss in Go 1.24

For us Go developers, writing less code means fewer opportunities to make mistakes. But how about achieving more by doing less? That sounds appealing. Isn’t it? And how about spending less time writing code to force the compiler not to optimise the benchmarking functions?

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How to Write Better Tests in Go

How do you know if what you are building is the right thing? How do you know if the product you just put into customers’ hands doesn’t harm them? Don’t put them into hospital or worse, kill them? Continue reading