After diving seriously into Rust, I gained a fresh appreciation for Go’s elegance. Far from being stuck in the 70s, Go brought real novelties compared to the options available at the time.
In praise of Go
Posts for: #Go
Understanding Go’s string to byte slice conversion
Ever wondered what happens when you cast a string to a byte slice in Go? This deep dive explores the runtime mechanics, memory allocation implications, and why understanding immutability matters for writing efficient Go code.
Don’t be that person: find, don’t hide
A mysterious exitFunc led me to a 4-year-old workaround hiding a mutex bug. Instead of fixing the root cause, someone had silently restarted the pod on panic. A reminder that masking problems robs you of growth—always dig deeper and find the real bug.
The evolution of programming languages
A journey through four generations of programming languages—from procedural C to modern Go and Rust—exploring how each solved the problems of its predecessors while introducing new tradeoffs in memory management, performance, and developer experience.
You don’t need Kafka: building a simple yet distributed scheduler in Go
Building a distributed job scheduler doesn’t require Kafka, Redis, or complex coordination protocols. For small-to-medium scale SaaS products, your database can handle the coordination. Here’s how to build one in Go.