I Have Now Begun Learning Go!

That’s just it for now :) Am learning Go!

I Have Now Begun Learning Go!

That’s just it for now :) Am learning Go!

Blockchain In Go: Part III: Redundant Storage And Consensus

Introduction In the first two posts, I explained there were four aspects of a blockchain that this series would explore with a backing implementation provided by the Ardan blockchain project. Digital accounts with electronic signatures and verification Transaction distribution a...

Announcing GoReleaser v1.8 — the GOAMD64 release

This release’s biggest feature is the GOAMD64 support.

(Generic) Functional Options Pattern

Targeted Go version: 1.18 Author(s): Changkun Ou Permalink: https://golang.design/research/generic-option The widely used self-referential function pattern as options, originally proposed by Rob Pike1, allows us to design a flexible set of APIs to help arbitrary configurations a...

Quick tip: Easy test assertions with Go generics

Now that Go 1.18 has been released with support for generics, it's easier than ever to create helper functions for your test assertions. Using helpers for your test assertions can help to: Make your test functions clean and clear; Keep test failure messages consistent...

Some thoughts on Go's unusual approach to identifier visibility

Announcing GoReleaser v1.7 — The Go 1.18 release

The title would have been more creative if it was GoReleaser 1.18 as well… maybe… probably not.

People might want to think about saving a copy of Go 1.17

Blockchain In Go: Part II: Transaction Distribution and Synchronization

Introduction In the first post, I explained there were four aspects of a blockchain that this series would explore with a backing implementation provided by the Ardan blockchain project. Digital accounts with electronic signatures and verification Transaction distribution and sy...