What is 'iota' in Go?
iota is a neat feature of Go that lets us create “enums”: lists of constants with arbitrary values. Let’s find out how to use iota, with this quick tutorial.
The smallest thing in Go
iota is a neat feature of Go that lets us create “enums”: lists of constants with arbitrary values. Let’s find out how to use iota, with this quick tutorial.
Don't require people to change 'source code' to configure your programs
Go Developer Survey 2024 H1 Results
What we learned from our 2024 H1 developer survey
GoTime #311 - Ship software, not code
I was live with Natalie to discuss how GOOS and GOARCH spark joy.
Elevated Programming: A Veteran Developer's Insight
Throughout my career, I've worked with a broad range of programming languages, dabbling in everything from the widely used to the obscure (shoutout to those still coding in Perl). These days, my main tools of the trade are modern C++ and Python. Honestly, C++ and Python aren't my...
GNU Autoconf is not replaceable in any practical sense
Test names should be sentences
Tests communicate a lot of information, to readers, other developers, and even our future selves. Well-written tests focus on a single unit of behaviour that can be described in a brief sentence, and we can use that sentence as the name of the test.
Test names should be sentences
Tests communicate a lot of information, to readers, other developers, and even our future selves. Well-written tests focus on a single unit of behaviour that can be described in a brief sentence, and we can use that sentence as the name of the test.
Go 1.22.2-1 and 1.21.9-1 Microsoft builds now available
The Microsoft builds of the Go security patches released today, April 4, are now available for download. The post Go 1.22.2-1 and 1.21.9-1 Microsoft builds now available appeared first on Microsoft for Go Developers.