Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

What would you remove from Go?


Listen Later

When we talk about improving a programming language, we often think about what features we would add. Things like generics in Go, async/away in JS, etc. In this episode we take a different approach and talk about what we would remove from Go to make it better.

Join the discussion

Changelog++ members save 4 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!

Sponsors:

  • LinodeGet $100 in free credit to get started on Linode – our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Head to linode.com/changelog
  • Retool – Retool makes it super simple to build back-office apps in hours, not days. The tool is is built by engineers, explicitly for engineers. Learn more and try it for free at retool.com/changelog
  • Equinix – Equinix Metal is built from the ground up to empower developers with low-latency, high performance infrastructure anywhere. Get $500 in free credit to play with plus a rad t-shirt at info.equinixmetal.com/changelog
  • FastlyOur bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com.
  • Featuring:

    • Daniel Martí – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
    • Mat Ryer – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
    • Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
    • Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X

    Show Notes:

    • Things in Go I Never Use (Mat at Gotham Go)
    • Label Breaks in Go
    • Go tips and tricks: almost everything about imports
    • When Should I Use One Liner if…else Statements in Go?
    • The container/list package
    • Understanding init in Go
    • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

      ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store

      Go Time: Golang, Software EngineeringBy Changelog Media

      • 4.6
      • 4.6
      • 4.6
      • 4.6
      • 4.6

      4.6

      128 ratings


      More shows like Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

      View all
      Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman by Scott Hanselman

      Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

      377 Listeners

      Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers by se-radio@computer.org

      Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

      272 Listeners

      The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source by Changelog Media

      The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

      282 Listeners

      Talk Python To Me by Michael Kennedy

      Talk Python To Me

      590 Listeners

      Software Engineering Daily by Software Engineering Daily

      Software Engineering Daily

      626 Listeners

      Soft Skills Engineering by Jamison Dance and Dave Smith

      Soft Skills Engineering

      271 Listeners

      AWS Podcast by Amazon Web Services

      AWS Podcast

      203 Listeners

      Python Bytes by Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

      Python Bytes

      213 Listeners

      Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats by Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

      Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

      984 Listeners

      CoRecursive: Coding Stories by Adam Gordon Bell - Software Developer

      CoRecursive: Coding Stories

      189 Listeners

      Kubernetes Podcast from Google by Abdel Sghiouar, Kaslin Fields

      Kubernetes Podcast from Google

      181 Listeners

      The Real Python Podcast by Real Python

      The Real Python Podcast

      140 Listeners

      Cup o' Go by Jonathan Hall & Shay Nehmad

      Cup o' Go

      16 Listeners

      The Pragmatic Engineer by Gergely Orosz

      The Pragmatic Engineer

      52 Listeners

      Fallthrough by Fallthrough Media

      Fallthrough

      10 Listeners