From unique to cleanups and weak: new low-level tools for efficiency
Weak pointers and better finalization in Go 1.24.
Stacked middleware vs embedded delegation in Go
Middleware is usually the go-to pattern in Go HTTP servers for tweaking request behavior. Typically, you wrap your base handler with layers of middleware—one might log every request, while another intercepts specific routes like /special to serve a custom response. However, I o...
Stacked middleware vs embedded delegation in Go
Compare middleware stacking with embedded delegation in Go HTTP servers. Learn when to override ServeHTTP for simpler request handling.
When it’s worth to write low-quality code
Quick Takeaways High-quality code is mainly about keeping good iteration speed over time - can you add features without breaking what works? Not all code needs to be high quality - focus your efforts on the code that’s most important, changes often, or creates the most val...
How Swiss Tables make Go 1.24 faster
#544 — March 5, 2025 Unsub | Web Version Go Weekly Faster Go Maps with Swiss Tables — One of Go’s newest features is a revamped map implementation powered by a new hash table algorithm called Swiss Table that boosts map oper...
Scheduling In Go : Part I - OS Scheduler
Although this blogpost was originally published in 2018, the concepts and principles discussed remain crucial for building efficient and performant multithreaded applications in Go now in 2025 (Go 1.24.0). As the Go ecosystem continues to evolve, understanding how the Go schedul...
Updating local commits with more changes in Git (the harder way)
From Go Code to Homebrew Tap: Writing and Deploying a Whisper CLI with GoReleaser
If an existing tool is not straightforward to use, a software developer's natural reflex is to write a tailor-made CLI. Akash Joshi wrapped OpenAI's Whisper model into an intuitive command-line interface, packaged it with GoReleaser, and distributed it via Homebrew. Here are the...
Minesweeper with Raylib Go Bindings
I remember when I was in school and didn’t have yet a PC at home (probably year ~2000), I would visit my Mom’s office to play some videogames on her work PC :) It was some Pentium and didn’t have many games in the beginning, but Minesweeper was always there as i...
Writing terrible code in Rust… makes great tests
The secret of being a great coder is to write terrible code. Wait, wait. Hear me out: I’m going somewhere with this.