Practical Best Practices and Code Optimization Tips 🚀
Writing idiomatic, efficient Go code involves several best practices:
- Use idiomatic naming conventions for variables and functions.
- Leverage concurrency wisely, avoiding excessive goroutines that could lead to resource exhaustion.
- Profile and optimize critical sections with tools like
pprof
. - Minimize global state to improve testability.
- Capitalize on the standard library, avoiding reinventing the wheel.
- Implement context management for cancellations and timeouts.
Example: Using Context for Timeout
import (
"context"
"time"
)
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
defer cancel()
// Pass ctx to functions
Adhering to these practices ensures maintainable, high-performance applications tailored to real-world needs.