Flags for discoverable test config in Go
Control Go test behavior with custom flags instead of build tags or env vars. Enable integration and snapshot tests with discoverable CLI options.
How to Create PRs That Get Merged The Same Day
Quick takeaways Prioritize reviews over new work - treat PRs as work that’s almost done and needs to be pushed to production quickly Big PRs create a deadly loop - when reviews take ages, developers make even bigger PRs to avoid multiple long waits Knowledge sharing is the...
Some bits on malloc(0) in C being allowed to return NULL
Go 1.25's JSON evolution
#559 — June 25, 2025 Unsub | Web Version Go Weekly JSON Evolution in Go: From V1 to V2 — A good look into the practicalities of using the JSON v2 package which lands in Go 1.25 (final release due in August) with new field tags...
Dealing with race conditions
#558 — June 18, 2025 Unsub | Web Version Go Weekly Dealing with Race Conditions in Go — Anton has written some fantastic posts about concurrency in Go and this latest outing takes us deep into race conditions, including uncove...
Moving on from Nix
After using nix in my dotfiles for over 2 years, I’m now moving away from it. Here’s why.
The joy of (type) sets: interfaces and generics in Go
Generics introduces a whole new kind of interface to Go: one based not on methods, but on type sets. Let’s explore the possibilities.
Notes on Cramer's rule
Cramer's rule is a clever solution to the classical system of linear equations Ax=b: \[\begin{bmatrix} a_{11} & a_{12} & a_{13} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} & a_{23} \\ a_{31} & a_{32} & a_{33} \\ \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}x_1 \\ x_2 \\ x_3\end{bmatrix} = \...
Go 1.25 Release Candidate 1 released
#557 — June 11, 2025 Unsub | Web Version Go Weekly Go 1.25 Release Candidate 1 — The final release of Go 1.25 isn’t till August, but the Go team is confident enough to issue the first RC now. The only language change is the...
Garbage Collection In Go : Part I - Semantics
This article was originally published in 2018, yet its core insights into Go’s garbage collection model remain highly relevant for developers today. While some implementation details of Go’s runtime have evolved, the foundational concepts explored here—such as the semantics...