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Go Development Environment

IDE Support​

  • GoLand (JetBrains)

    • Full-featured commercial IDE
    • Advanced debugging
    • Integrated tooling

  • Visual Studio Code

    • Free and open-source
    • Rich extension ecosystem
    • Go extension by Google

  • Vim/Neovim

    • Lightweight and customizable
    • gopls integration
    • Various Go plugins

Package Management​

Go Modules​

  • Modern dependency management
  • Version control integration
  • Semantic versioning support
  • Reproducible builds

GOPATH (Legacy)​

  • Traditional workspace structure
  • Single workspace limitation
  • No version management
  • Gradually being phased out

Build Tools​

Go Build System​

  • Fast compilation
  • Cross-platform support
  • Build tags and constraints
  • Build caching

Common Commands​

  • go build: Compile packages and dependencies
  • go install: Compile and install packages
  • go get: Add dependencies to current module
  • go mod: Module maintenance

Debugging Tools​

Delve Debugger​

  • Feature-rich debugging
  • IDE integration
  • Remote debugging
  • Core dump analysis

Built-in Tools​

  • go test: Testing framework
  • go vet: Static analysis
  • go trace: Execution tracing
  • pprof: Profiling tool

Testing Framework​

Testing Features​

  • Built-in testing package
  • Table-driven tests
  • Benchmarking support
  • Coverage analysis

Testing Tools​

  • go test: Run tests
  • go test -bench: Run benchmarks
  • go test -cover: Coverage analysis
  • go test -race: Race detection