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name: go-guidelines description: Go coding guidelines and best practices

Go Guidelines

Style

• Use gofmt
• Follow Effective Go
• Use golint

Naming

Copy// Packages: lowercase, short
package user

// Exported: PascalCase
func GetUser() {}
type User struct {}

// Unexported: camelCase
func validateUser() {}

Best Practices

• Handle errors explicitly
• Use interfaces
• Prefer composition
• Keep functions small

Project Structure

Copycmd/
  app/
    main.go
internal/
  service/
  model/
pkg/
  util/

Testing

• Test files: *_test.go
• Table-driven tests
• Use testify for assertions