golang-patterns

Provide idiomatic Go patterns for error handling, concurrency, and package organization.

1|Updated Apr 6, 2026
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Skill: golang-patterns
Source: https://github.com/zero3041/PREP/tree/main/.claude/skills/skills/golang-patterns
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/zero3041/PREP --skill golang-patterns-zero3041

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides guidance on idiomatic Go patterns, best practices, and conventions, helping developers write robust, efficient, and maintainable Go applications.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Idiomatic Patterns: Offers best practices for writing Go code, focusing on simplicity and clarity.
  • Error Handling: Delivers patterns for robust error handling, including wrapping, custom types, and checking.
  • Concurrency: Provides patterns for handling concurrency, such as worker pools and context management.
  • Interface Design: Offers guidelines on designing small, focused interfaces and using type assertions.
  • Package Organization: Suggests standard project layout and package naming conventions.
  • Struct Design: Includes the functional options pattern and embedding for composition.
  • Memory and Performance: Offers strategies for preallocating slices and using sync.Pool.
  • Go Tooling Integration: Recommends essential commands and linter configurations.

Quick Start

Use the golang-patterns skill to learn about Go's simplicity and clarity pattern.

Frequently Asked Questions about golang-patterns

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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What are the best practices for Go error handling and wrapping?

Idiomatic Go concurrency patterns utilize worker pools and context management to handle concurrent operations safely. This approach ensures efficient resource utilization and clean cancellation signal propagation across goroutines.

How do I organize Go packages and design interfaces?

Organizing Go packages involves following a standard project layout and using clear naming conventions for package design. Interfaces should be small, focused, and defined where they are consumed, utilizing type assertions only when necessary.

What is the functional options pattern for Go struct design?

The functional options pattern in Go struct design allows setting optional configuration parameters via dedicated functions. This promotes immutable struct initialization and clean composition through embedding without breaking backward compatibility.

How to optimize Go memory and performance with slices and sync.Pool?

Optimize Go memory and performance by preallocating slices to avoid dynamic array growth overhead. Additionally, use sync.Pool to reuse allocated objects, reducing garbage collection pressure in high-throughput applications.

Can I use standard Go tooling and linters to enforce best practices?

Standard Go tooling and linters enforce best practices by running essential commands to format code and check for unused variables. Configuring linters ensures code adheres to idiomatic conventions and maintains structural clarity.