Month: September 2019

Introduction

In Go, a build tag, or a build constraint, is an identifier added to a piece of code that determines when the file should be included in a package during the build process. This allows you to build different versions of your Go application from the same source code and to toggle between them in a fast and organized manner. Many developers use build tags to improve the workflow of building cross-platform compatible applications, such as programs that require code changes to account for variances between different operating systems. Build tags are also used for integration testing, allowing you to quickly switch between the integrated code and the code with a mock service or stub, and for differing levels of feature sets within an application. Continue reading “Customizing Go Binaries with Build Tags”

Introduction

Go has many of the common control-flow keywords found in other programming languages such as if, switch, for, etc. One keyword that isn’t found in most other programming languages is defer, and though it’s less common you’ll quickly see how useful it can be in your programs. Continue reading “Understanding defer in Go”

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Introduction

In Go, the predefined init() function sets off a piece of code to run before any other part of your package. This code will execute as soon as the package is imported, and can be used when you need your application to initialize in a specific state, such as when you have a specific configuration or set of resources with which your application needs to start. It is also used when importing a side effect, a technique used to set the state of a program by importing a specific package. This is often used to register one package with another to make sure that the program is considering the correct code for the task. Continue reading “Understanding init in Go”

Introduction

When creating a package in Go, the end goal is usually to make the package accessible for other developers to use, either in higher order packages or whole programs. By importing the package, your piece of code can serve as the building block for other, more complex tools. However, only certain packages are available for importing. This is determined by the visibility of the package. Continue reading “Understanding Package Visibility in Go”

O autor escolheu o Free and Open Source Fund para receber uma doação como parte do programa Write for DOnations. Continue reading “Como Monitorar seu Banco de Dados PostgreSQL Gerenciado Usando o Nagios Core no Ubuntu 18.04”

O autor escolheu o Free and Open Source Fund para receber uma doação como parte do programa Write for DOnations. Continue reading “Como Analisar as Estatísticas do Banco de Dados PostgreSQL Gerenciado Usando o Elastic Stack no Ubuntu 18.04”

The author selected the Free and Open Source Fund to receive a donation as part of the Write for DOnations program. Continue reading “How To Build and Deploy Packages for Your FreeBSD Servers Using Buildbot and Poudriere”