Can this skill assist with Go concurrency?

Yes, it provides guidance on using channels for coordination, mutexes for state, and employing errgroup to manage goroutine lifecycles and prevent leaks.

What Go anti-patterns does this skill detect?

It identifies issues like global state, naked returns, package 'stuttering' (e.g., user.UserService), and the unnecessary use of empty interfaces (any).

How does this skill help with Go error handling?

It enforces idiomatic patterns such as error wrapping with context, immediate error checking, and using errors.Is() or errors.As() for reliable comparisons.

Does it support automated testing patterns?

Absolutely. The skill promotes table-driven tests, the use of t.Parallel() for independent tests, and helper functions to improve test readability and maintainability.

Go Best Practices by Gopher Guides

Name: Go Best Practices by Gopher Guides
Author: gopherguides

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API Development

Applies idiomatic Go patterns and industry-standard best practices to improve code quality, concurrency, and error handling.

About

The Go Best Practices skill leverages expert training materials from Gopher Guides to assist developers in writing idiomatic, high-performance Go code. It provides real-time guidance on sophisticated error handling, interface design, and complex concurrency patterns using errgroup and context. By identifying common anti-patterns like global state, naked returns, and 'stuttering' package names, this skill ensures your Go projects remain maintainable, testable, and aligned with 'Effective Go' standards during development and code reviews.

Key Features

Table-driven testing and parallel execution guidance
Concurrency coordination using errgroup and context.Context
Idiomatic error handling and wrapping patterns
3 GitHub stars
Interface design optimization and consumer-side definitions
Automated identification of Go-specific anti-patterns

Use Cases

Implementing safe, leak-free concurrency in distributed backend services
Performing automated code reviews for Go architectural best practices
Refactoring legacy Go codebases to follow modern idiomatic standards

About

Key Features

Table-driven testing and parallel execution guidance
Concurrency coordination using errgroup and context.Context
Idiomatic error handling and wrapping patterns
3 GitHub stars
Interface design optimization and consumer-side definitions
Automated identification of Go-specific anti-patterns

Use Cases

Implementing safe, leak-free concurrency in distributed backend services
Performing automated code reviews for Go architectural best practices
Refactoring legacy Go codebases to follow modern idiomatic standards