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Getting Friendly With CPU Caches
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Jan 11, 2015
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Stack Traces In Go
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Having some basic skills in debugging Go programs can save any programmer a good amount of time trying to identify problems. I believe in logging as much …
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Using Pointers In Go
Introduction
I am asked quite a bit about when and when not to use pointers in Go. The problem most people have, is that they try to make this decision based on what they …
Nov 10, 2014
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Error Handling In Go, Part II
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In part I of this post, we learned about the error interface and how the standard library provides support for creating error interface values via the errors …
Oct 13, 2014
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Error Handling In Go, Part I
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It is idiomatic in Go to use the error interface type as the return type for any error that is going to be returned from a function or method. This interface …
Sep 1, 2014
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Go Compiler nil Pointer Checks
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I was thinking about how the compiler looks to protect the code we write when it can. Invalid memory access checks are one type of safety check the compiler …
Aug 30, 2014
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - Go Style
If you have not heard about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge I would be surprised. It’s everywhere nowadays, being done by celebrities alike. After being challenged by …
Jun 27, 2014
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Ice Cream Makers and Data Races Part II
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Dave Cheney published a post called Ice Cream Makers and Data Races. The post showed an example of an interesting data race that can occur when using an …
Jun 25, 2014
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12 min read
Actionable Data With MongoDB and Go
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If you are building any kind of application for a consumer based product, it is common to have large amounts of application data being generated about your …
Jun 20, 2014
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Pitfalls With Closures In Go
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Closures in Go are a very powerful construct but they can also be the cause of bugs if you don’t understand how they work. In this post I am going to pull a …