Announcing GoReleaser v2.7
Happy February! Another release is here with several improvements across the board.
Why does Go's io.Reader have such a weird signature?
I’ve always found the signature of io.Reader a bit odd: type Reader interface { Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) } Why take a byte slice and write data into it? Wouldn’t it be simpler to create the slice inside Read, load the data, and return it instead? // Hypot...
Why does Go's io.Reader have such a weird signature?
I’ve always found the signature of io.Reader a bit odd: type Reader interface { Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) } Why take a byte slice and write data into it? Wouldn’t it be simpler to create the slice inside Read, load the data, and return it instead? // Hypot...
Why does Go's io.Reader have such a weird signature?
I’ve always found the signature of io.Reader a bit odd: type Reader interface { Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) } Why take a byte slice and write data into it? Wouldn’t it be simpler to create the slice inside Read, load the data, and return it instead? // Hypot...
My first Zig program - zigping
For me the best way to learn something new is to actually build something with it. Yes, there is some hype around Zig nowadays (Ghostty, Bun are build in Zig), but don’t listen to it, go try it out and see for yourself if it solves your problem or not.
Microsoft build of Go 1.24 FIPS changes
The Microsoft build of Go 1.24 ships with many new FIPS-140 related features. Here's a closer look at the upcoming changes. The post Microsoft build of Go 1.24 FIPS changes appeared first on Microsoft for Go Developers.
Go 1.23.6-1 and 1.22.12-1 Microsoft builds now available
A new release of the Microsoft build of Go including security fixes is now available for download. The post Go 1.23.6-1 and 1.22.12-1 Microsoft builds now available appeared first on Microsoft for Go Developers.
Go slice gotchas
Just like any other dynamically growable container structure, Go slices come with a few gotchas. I don’t always remember all the rules I need to be aware of. So this is an attempt to list some of the most common mistakes I’ve made at least once. Slices are views over...
Go slice gotchas
Just like any other dynamically growable container structure, Go slices come with a few gotchas. I don’t always remember all the rules I need to be aware of. So this is an attempt to list some of the most common mistakes I’ve made at least once. Slices are views over...
Go slice gotchas
Just like any other dynamically growable container structure, Go slices come with a few gotchas. I don’t always remember all the rules I need to be aware of. So this is an attempt to list some of the most common mistakes I’ve made at least once. Slices are views over...