2026
2024
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Thu, 24 Oct
Benchmarks and performance testing
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Thu, 3 Oct
Accurate handler tests using httptest
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Thu, 19 Sep
Sets in Go
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Wed, 3 Jul
String interpolation in Go
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Thu, 2 May
Devlog I: Foundations
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Thu, 28 Mar
Prevent sensitive data from leaking
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Thu, 21 Mar
Maps of functions
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Wed, 13 Mar
Go web application example project
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Tue, 27 Feb
Composable HTTP Handlers using generics
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Thu, 15 Feb
URL path parameters in routes
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Thu, 25 Jan
Change JSON time format
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Thu, 18 Jan
Comparing times and dates in Go
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Thu, 11 Jan
time.Now() and the Monotonic Clock in Go
2023
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Thu, 21 Dec
Time and Location explained
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Thu, 23 Nov
How to parse a time or date in Go
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Thu, 16 Nov
Anonymous structs in Go: What, How and When
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Sun, 12 Nov
Add value to a context in a type safe way
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Sun, 12 Nov
Should you store *that value* in a Go context?
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Thu, 7 Sep
Dealing with large structs in tests
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Wed, 30 Aug
Build your own slice: Make, Literals and Re-slicing
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Sun, 20 Aug
Should you use slices of pointers to structs?
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Thu, 3 Aug
Should you use pointers to slices in Go?
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Tue, 18 Jul
Build your own slice: Append and Copy
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Mon, 26 Jun
Build your own slice: Arrays and slices
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Fri, 14 Apr
Choosing between context.Background() and context.TODO()
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Thu, 23 Mar
Context cancellation: Stop wasting resources on aborted requests
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Thu, 2 Mar
Confused by http.HandlerFunc? This post makes it click
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