A deep dive into deeply recursive Go - Mattermost
Learn more about why developers end up with deeply recursive Go code and what can be done to mitigate stack exhaustion issues.
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Go Internals: How much can we figure by tracing a syscall in Go?
How many rabbit holes can tracing a system call in Go lead you into?
How we tracked down a Go 1.24 memory regression across hundreds of pods | Datadog
We rolled out Go 1.24 and saw a memory regression. Here's how we dug into system metrics, uncovered a bug in the runtime allocator, and worked with the Go team to help fix it.
Go Cheat Sheet & Quick Reference
This cheat sheet provided basic syntax and methods to help you using Go.
Counter Service: How we rewrote it in Rust
The Integrity Data Platform team at Grab rewrote a QPS-heavy Golang microservice in Rust, achieving 70% infrastructure savings while maintaining similar performance. This initiative explored the ROI of adopting Rust for production services, balancing efficiency gains against challenges like Rust’s steep learning curve and the risks of rewriting legacy systems. The blog delves into the selection process, approach, pitfalls, and the ultimate business value of the rewrite.
Fan-In: Can we Go faster? | Just a Random Dev Blog
Performance comparison of different fan-in implementations in Golang
A subtle data race in Go
How Go’s Error Handling makes you a Better Coder
Write cleaner, stronger code by embracing Go’s error-handling philosophy.
Timeout Middleware in Go: Simple in Theory, Complex in Practice - Viktor Nikolaiev's blog
What happens when we need different timeout durations for different endpoints? While implementing timeouts might seem straightforward at first glance, the most obvious solution fails silently, frustraiting both users and developers.
Session-Based Authentication in Go
Implementing session-based authentication in Go web applications: a secure and efficient approach.
Go Optimization Guide
Patterns and Techniques for Writing High-Performance Applications with Go
Building a Secure Session Manager in Go
An introduction to web sessions and implementing a secure session storage for Go web applications.
Goroutines in Go: A Practical Guide to Concurrency
Let’s face it: modern apps often need to do a million things at once. If your app isn’t set up for that, it can feel clunky and slow. That’s…
So, I Wrote a Book: The Story Behind 100 Go Mistakes
An brutally honest behind-the-scenes story of writing a technical book from scratch. From burnout to unexpected wins, here's everything I learned while writing 100 Go Mistakes.
The Top 10 Most Common Mistakes I’ve Seen in Go Projects
This post is my top list of the most common mistakes I’ve seen in Go projects. The order does not matter. Now, let’s imagine this Status type is part of a JSON request and will be…
Most People Overlook Go’s Concurrency Secrets | by Aryan | Mar, 2025 | Cubed
Concurrency is HARD. Like, really hard. When you need multiple tasks running together, things get messy fast. I’ve spent years fighting with threads and locks in other languages, and man, the race…
Cheating the Reaper in Go · mcyoung
Hunting Zombie Processes in Go and Docker - Stormkit
A technical deep dive into debugging zombie processes in a Go and Docker setup, detailing how I fixed a server crash caused by Node.js process leaks in Stormkit. Learn about process groups, SIGCHLD handling, and using Tini for zombie reaping.
Graceful Shutdown in Go: Practical Patterns
Go applications can implement graceful shutdown by handling termination signals (SIGTERM, SIGINT) via os/signal or signal.NotifyContext. Shutdown must complete within a …
Lets build MapReduce from Scratch - by venkat - Just Build
We will see how to build a MapReduce system from scratch (its workings as well)
How to Implement Server-Sent Events in Go
Server-Sent Events (SSE) is a powerful web technology that enables real-time, unidirectional communication from servers to clients. In this video we implemen...
Go Structs and Interfaces Made Simple
When developers transition to Go from object-oriented languages like Java, C++, or Python, they often struggle with Go’s approach to types a…
Were multiple return values Go's biggest mistake? | MOND←TECH MAGAZINE
Yet another article complaining about Go’s error handling.
Struct Optimizations in Go
In this article we will look into optimizing memory usage and CPU performance by designing our Go structs with the CPU word size and cache line size in mind.
From Strong to Weak: Weak Pointers in Golang 1.24
Weak Pointers are not a new feature in Golang 1.24 because they were used internally. But now, they are officially available in Go 1.24. Generic Type Aliases...
Slice Internals in Go: How the Runtime Expands Slices Efficiently
This article dives into the internals of Go slices, exploring how the runtime efficiently grows the slice’s backing array. It covers the key strategies used, including growth factors, CPU word size alignment, and the size class allocation table, all aimed at optimizing performance while maintaining flexibility.
Maps are faster in Go 1.24
...at least for most use cases. Read on to find out more!
Go Interfaces: Why, How and When | nyadgar.com
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Go beyond the Go tutorials
4 Ways of Bumping Major Versions in Your Go Project
I've recently found myself in a rabbit hole of Go major version bumping to v2. What started as a simple task quickly turned into hours of sifting through conflicting information. Should I use a v2 directory? Create a new v2 branch? What about creating a new repository altogether?
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