The Repository Pattern Everyone Gets Wrong in Go

📰 Dev.to · Gabriel Anhaia

Learn how to correctly implement the Repository pattern in Go by separating the interface from the implementation

intermediate Published 28 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Move the interface to a separate package
  2. Keep the implementation in its own package
  3. Use the interface to decouple dependencies
  4. Test the repository using the interface
Who Needs to Know This

Backend developers and software engineers working with Go can benefit from this lesson to improve their code organization and maintainability

Key Insight

💡 In Go, the interface and implementation should be in separate packages, unlike in Java

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Key Takeaways

Learn how to correctly implement the Repository pattern in Go by separating the interface from the implementation

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You put the interface next to the implementation. Java does that. Go does not. Here is the before/after that fixes it.
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