Go Expert — Gotchas & Decisions
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Key Decisions
decisions[4]{choice,use_when}:
Gin vs Echo vs Fiber,"Gin: most popular/stable. Echo: cleaner API. Fiber: highest perf (Express-like)"
Interface location,"Define in CONSUMER package not provider. Accept interfaces return structs"
Channel vs Mutex,"Channel for communication between goroutines. Mutex for protecting shared memory"
Table-driven vs subtests,"Table-driven for input variations. Subtests (t.Run) for distinct scenarios"Gotchas
err!= nilcheck EVERY error return — never ignore with_%wfor wrapping errors (unwrappable),%vfor formatting only (not unwrappable)- Goroutine leak: always ensure goroutines can exit (context cancellation, done channels)
deferevaluates args immediately but executes LIFO —defer f.Close()captures currentf- Range loop variable reuse (pre-Go 1.22):
for _, v:= range items {go func() {use(v)}()}captures samev. Fixed in Go 1.22+ nilslice vs empty slice:var s []int(nil, marshals tonull) vss:= []int{}(empty, marshals to[])context.Background()for top-level,context.TODO()as placeholder. Always pass context as first param- Race conditions: use
-raceflag in tests.go test -race./... sync.WaitGroup:Add()before goroutine launch, not inside it