Ask HN: Modern Go Dev Setup
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Learn a modern Go development setup for a local Nvim/CLI flow, similar to Python's pyenv, poetry, and tox setup
Action Steps
- Install Go using a version manager like goreleaser or goenv to manage different Go versions
- Set up a Go project structure with a go.mod file, a src directory, and a tests directory
- Use a dependency manager like Go Modules or Glide to manage dependencies
- Configure a linter like golint or golangci-lint to enforce coding standards
- Use a testing framework like Go's built-in testing package or Ginkgo to write and run tests
Who Needs to Know This
Go developers and teams can benefit from a standardized development setup, ensuring consistency and efficiency in their workflow
Key Insight
💡 A well-structured Go development setup is crucial for productivity and collaboration
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Key Takeaways
Learn a modern Go development setup for a local Nvim/CLI flow, similar to Python's pyenv, poetry, and tox setup
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For anyone who would consider themselves familiar with Go, what's your dev setup? I'm coming from Python 6yoe, am looking to learn Go. What is the 'recommended/idiomatic' professional Go dev setup for a local Nvim/CLI flow? In Python, it would be something like `pyenv` version control, `poetry` environment, maybe `tox` for automation, `flake8`/`black` etc. Dump all their config in a root `pyproject.toml`, dir structure with `tests`, `src` and modules available and imported from root path. Write code -> run `python X.py` etc. Basically what I want to know is what is the equivalent 'pretty good' setup for Go? Beyond setting PATH and GOPATH with some helloworld example go.mod it's not apparent from docs/tutorials what the equivalent environments/directories/commands are to the Python example above. Any advice or opinions welcome! Learning syntax is fine, but without working in a few teams first to get a feeling of dev flo
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