Structuring your Go apps

Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

Jon, Mat, Johnny, and special guest Cory LaNou discuss the ins and outs of structuring Go programs. Why is app structure so important? Why is it hard to structure Go apps? What happens if we get it wrong? Why do we confuse folder structures with application design? How should a new Go app be structured?

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Featuring:

• Cory LaNou – X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X
• Mat Ryer – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

• How do you structure your Go apps by Kat Zien at GopherCon 2018
• Standard Package Layout from Ben Johnson
• How I write Go HTTP services
• Go back to basics with MVC This is a followup to a previous Go Time from Chris James about MVC
• SOLID Go Design from Dave Cheney

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!