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out which Go version built your binary", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/06/20/how-to-find-out-which-go-version-built-your-binary", "published_at": "2017-06-20T09:13:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add6290b3935", "title": "Simplicity Debt Redux", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/06/18/simplicity-debt-redux", "published_at": "2017-06-18T08:36:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add629a46fdc", "title": "Simplicity Debt", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/06/15/simplicity-debt", "published_at": "2017-06-14T21:38:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62a2ffd70", "title": "Go, without package scoped variables", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/06/11/go-without-package-scoped-variables", "published_at": "2017-06-11T03:53:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62a9b418c", "title": "If a map isn’t a reference variable, what is it?", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/04/30/if-a-map-isnt-a-reference-variable-what-is-it", "published_at": "2017-04-30T09:26:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62b02ed29", "title": "There is no pass-by-reference in Go", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/04/29/there-is-no-pass-by-reference-in-go", "published_at": "2017-04-29T06:28:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62ba82d3f", "title": "Understand Go pointers in less than 800 words or your money back", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/04/26/understand-go-pointers-in-less-than-800-words-or-your-money-back", "published_at": "2017-04-26T09:49:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62bb17f40", "title": "Why Slack is inappropriate for open source communications", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/04/11/why-slack-is-inappropriate-for-open-source-communications", "published_at": "2017-04-11T03:11:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62c3c753d", "title": "RC2017/4: Introducing Arudino6502", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/04/09/rc20174-introducing-arudino6502", "published_at": "2017-04-09T11:59:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62cf03869", "title": "Retrochallenge 2017/04: 6502 on Arduino", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/04/05/retrochallenge-201704-6502-on-arduino", "published_at": "2017-04-05T01:52:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62d02d073", "title": "Why Go?", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/03/20/why-go", "published_at": "2017-03-20T09:19:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62d21dfc1", "title": "How to write a successful conference proposal", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/02/12/how-to-write-a-successful-conference-proposal", "published_at": "2017-02-12T03:28:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62d382035", "title": "I’m speaking at GopherChina and GopherCon Singapore", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/02/09/im-speaking-at-gopherchina-and-gophercon-singapore", "published_at": "2017-02-09T10:03:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62dc490ec", "title": "Context is for cancelation", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/01/26/context-is-for-cancelation", "published_at": "2017-01-25T23:13:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-ae1f-71d5-96bb-add62dfe97f3", "title": "The package level logger anti pattern", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2017/01/23/the-package-level-logger-anti-pattern", "published_at": "2017-01-23T00:06:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c9735ecf5bb9", "title": "Never start a goroutine without knowing how it will stop", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/12/22/never-start-a-goroutine-without-knowing-how-it-will-stop", "published_at": "2016-12-22T11:32:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c9735efa0749", "title": "Thinking about $GOPATH", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/12/20/thinking-about-gopath", "published_at": "2016-12-20T08:14:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c9735fbc7d5e", "title": "Declaration scopes in Go", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/12/15/declaration-scopes-in-go", "published_at": "2016-12-15T11:03:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97360768a8d", "title": "Simulating minicomputers on microcontrollers", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/12/03/simulating-minicomputers-on-microcontrollers", "published_at": "2016-12-03T12:39:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c973610f4f5d", "title": "Go 1.8 toolchain improvements", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/11/19/go-1-8-toolchain-improvements", "published_at": "2016-11-19T12:43:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97361175ef2", "title": "Do not fear first class functions", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/11/13/do-not-fear-first-class-functions", "published_at": "2016-11-12T23:39:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97361775393", "title": "Introducing Go 2.0", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/10/25/introducing-go-2-0", "published_at": "2016-10-24T13:23:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97361d342b0", "title": "IoT p0wnership", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/09/30/iot-p0wnership", "published_at": "2016-09-30T02:58:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97362407387", "title": "Go 1.8 performance improvements, one month in", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/09/18/go-1-8-performance-improvements-one-month-in", "published_at": "2016-09-17T23:01:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97362c300c6", "title": "SOLID Go Design", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/08/20/solid-go-design", "published_at": "2016-08-20T06:05:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c973630fd532", "title": "Transistor logic fundamentals", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/06/30/transistor-logic-fundamentals", "published_at": "2016-06-30T01:35:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c973636f5174", "title": "Automatically fetch your project’s dependencies with gb", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/06/26/automatically-fetch-your-projects-dependencies-with-gb", "published_at": "2016-06-26T10:33:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97363dc4aad", "title": "Gophers, please tag your releases", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/06/24/gophers-please-tag-your-releases", "published_at": "2016-06-24T04:13:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c973640f2246", "title": "Automatically run your package’s tests with inotifywait", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/06/21/automatically-run-your-packages-tests-with-inotifywait", "published_at": "2016-06-21T01:08:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97364c85c64", "title": "Stack traces and the errors package", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/06/12/stack-traces-and-the-errors-package", "published_at": "2016-06-12T03:10:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c9736598879c", "title": "Test fixtures in Go", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/05/10/test-fixtures-in-go", "published_at": "2016-05-10T01:19:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c973665d7892", "title": "Don’t just check errors, handle them gracefully", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/04/27/dont-just-check-errors-handle-them-gracefully", "published_at": "2016-04-26T21:37:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97366d04b54", "title": "The value of TDD", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/04/11/the-value-of-tdd", "published_at": "2016-04-11T05:53:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97366e5c570", "title": "Constant errors", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/04/07/constant-errors", "published_at": "2016-04-07T11:00:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-35bc-7255-a8d2-c97367b2a77c", "title": "Go 1.7 toolchain improvements", "url": "https://dave.cheney.net/2016/04/02/go-1-7-toolchain-improvements", "published_at": "2016-04-02T09:24:12+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2025

Pop quiz: what time was it?original ↗

18 Dec 2025

Pointer pop quiz original ↗

27 Nov 2025

2024

Microblog: TestMain can cause one to question reality original ↗

21 Feb 2024

2021

A few bytes here, a few there, pretty soon you’re talking real memory original ↗

5 Jan 2021

2020

The story of the one line fix original ↗

15 Dec 2020

How to dump the GOSSAFUNC graph for a method original ↗

19 Jun 2020

Diamond interface composition in Go 1.14 original ↗

24 May 2020

Fatih’s question original ↗

16 May 2020

Ensmallening Go binaries by prohibiting comparisons original ↗

9 May 2020

Mid-stack inlining in Go original ↗

2 May 2020

Inlining optimisations in Go original ↗

25 Apr 2020

go test -v streaming output original ↗

10 Mar 2020

Are large slices more expensive than smaller ones?original ↗

1 Mar 2020

The Zen of Go original ↗

23 Feb 2020

2019

Dynamically scoped variables in Go original ↗

8 Dec 2019

Internets of Interest #15: The Queen of the Skies original ↗

5 Dec 2019

Complementary engineering indicators original ↗

4 Dec 2019

Internets of interest #14: UNIX v0 original ↗

17 Nov 2019

Internets of interest: Warner Losh on the first ten years of UNIX original ↗

16 Nov 2019

Use internal packages to reduce your public API surface original ↗

6 Oct 2019

Be wary of functions which take several parameters of the same type original ↗

24 Sept 2019

Don’t force allocations on the callers of your API original ↗

5 Sept 2019

Go compiler intrinsics original ↗

20 Aug 2019

Clear is better than clever original ↗

8 Jul 2019

Sydney High Performance Go workshop original ↗

5 Jul 2019

Constant Time original ↗

10 Jun 2019

The three Rs of remote work original ↗

18 May 2019

Why bother writing tests at all?original ↗

14 May 2019

Prefer table driven tests original ↗

7 May 2019

Absolute Unit (test)original ↗

3 Apr 2019

Internets of Interest #12: Testing Michael Feathers’ Patience original ↗

20 Feb 2019

Talk, then code original ↗

17 Feb 2019

You shouldn’t name your variables after their types for the same reason you wouldn’t name your pets “dog” or “cat”original ↗

29 Jan 2019

Eliminate error handling by eliminating errors original ↗

27 Jan 2019

Avoid package names like base, util, or common original ↗

8 Jan 2019

2018

Internets of Interest #11: Yesterday’s Computer of Tomorrow: The Xerox Alto original ↗

30 Dec 2018

The office coffee model of concurrent garbage collection original ↗

27 Dec 2018

Internets of Interest #10: Mike Harrison on the Eidophor original ↗

15 Nov 2018

Internets of Interest #9: Jason Scott on the Copyright Fury Road original ↗

11 Nov 2018

Internets of Interest #8: Todd Fernandez on the manufacturing of modern semiconductors original ↗

3 Nov 2018

Internets of Interest #7: Ian Cooper on Test Driven Development original ↗

15 Oct 2018

Internets of Interest #6: Dave Cutler on Dave Cutler original ↗

6 Oct 2018

Internets of Interest #5: Kate Gregory on Simplicity original ↗

28 Sept 2018

Internets of Interest #4: Niall Murphy’s Polemic Against On-Call original ↗

26 Sept 2018

Internets of interest #3: Adam Fletcher on Life of an Airline Flight original ↗

23 Sept 2018

Internets of interest #2: John Ousterhout discusses a Philosophy of Software Design original ↗

16 Sept 2018

Internets of interest #1: Brian Kernighan on the Elements of Programming Style original ↗

15 Sept 2018

Maybe adding generics to Go IS about syntax after all original ↗

3 Sept 2018

Internets of interest #0: The future of Microprocessors original ↗

19 Aug 2018

Using Go modules with Travis CI original ↗

16 Jul 2018

Taking Go modules for a spin original ↗

14 Jul 2018

Slices from the ground up original ↗

12 Jul 2018

How the Go runtime implements maps efficiently (without generics)original ↗

29 May 2018

Containers versus Operating Systems original ↗

16 Jan 2018

Go’s hidden #pragmas original ↗

8 Jan 2018

If aligned memory writes are atomic, why do we need the sync/atomic package?original ↗

6 Jan 2018

2017

What Have We Learned from the PDP-11?original ↗

4 Dec 2017

Never edit a method, always rewrite it original ↗

30 Nov 2017

Please, vote Yes for marriage equality in Australia original ↗

19 Sept 2017

Why I joined Heptio original ↗

6 Sept 2017

I’m talking about Go at DevFest Siberia 2017 original ↗

23 Aug 2017

The HERE IS key original ↗

21 Aug 2017

Context isn’t for cancellation original ↗

20 Aug 2017

Typed nils in Go 2 original ↗

9 Aug 2017

Should Go 2.0 support generics?original ↗

22 Jul 2017

How to find out which Go version built your binary original ↗

20 Jun 2017

Simplicity Debt Redux original ↗

18 Jun 2017

Simplicity Debt original ↗

14 Jun 2017

Go, without package scoped variables original ↗

11 Jun 2017

If a map isn’t a reference variable, what is it?original ↗

30 Apr 2017

There is no pass-by-reference in Go original ↗

29 Apr 2017

Understand Go pointers in less than 800 words or your money back original ↗

26 Apr 2017

Why Slack is inappropriate for open source communications original ↗

11 Apr 2017

RC2017/4: Introducing Arudino6502 original ↗

9 Apr 2017

Retrochallenge 2017/04: 6502 on Arduino original ↗

5 Apr 2017

Why Go?original ↗

20 Mar 2017

How to write a successful conference proposal original ↗

12 Feb 2017

I’m speaking at GopherChina and GopherCon Singapore original ↗

9 Feb 2017

Context is for cancelation original ↗

25 Jan 2017

The package level logger anti pattern original ↗

23 Jan 2017

2016

Never start a goroutine without knowing how it will stop original ↗

22 Dec 2016

Thinking about $GOPATH original ↗

20 Dec 2016

Declaration scopes in Go original ↗

15 Dec 2016

Simulating minicomputers on microcontrollers original ↗

3 Dec 2016

Go 1.8 toolchain improvements original ↗

19 Nov 2016

Do not fear first class functions original ↗

12 Nov 2016

Introducing Go 2.0 original ↗

24 Oct 2016

IoT p0wnership original ↗

30 Sept 2016

Go 1.8 performance improvements, one month in original ↗

17 Sept 2016

SOLID Go Design original ↗

20 Aug 2016

Transistor logic fundamentals original ↗

30 Jun 2016

Automatically fetch your project’s dependencies with gb original ↗

26 Jun 2016

Gophers, please tag your releases original ↗

24 Jun 2016

Automatically run your package’s tests with inotifywait original ↗

21 Jun 2016

Stack traces and the errors package original ↗

12 Jun 2016

Test fixtures in Go original ↗

10 May 2016

Don’t just check errors, handle them gracefully original ↗

26 Apr 2016

The value of TDD original ↗

11 Apr 2016

Constant errors original ↗

7 Apr 2016

Go 1.7 toolchain improvements original ↗

2 Apr 2016