Go code organization best practices

Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

We often have code that’s similar between projects and we find ourselves copying that code around. In this episode we discuss what to do with this common code, how to organize it, and what code qualifies as this common code.

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Featuring:

• Ian Lopshire – GitHub, X
• Kris Brandow – GitHub, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Thoughts on how to structure Go code

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!