Golang 1.26 Changed How I Write Go: Performance, Generics, Error Handling
What is new in Golang 1.26? Go 1.26 includes changes to garbage collector, language and tooling! Please review the official release notes for more details. There are a lot of features, but there are four I want to call out: ■ Green Tea Garbage Collector and cgo overhead improvements ■ "new" built-in supports expressions ■ Self-Referential Generics ■ errors.AsType ■ "go fix" tool improvement == Installing ■ Download: https://go.dev/dl/#go1.26.3 ■ Blog post: https://go.dev/blog/go1.26 ■ Release notes: https://go.dev/doc/go1.26 ■ "go install": https://x.com/golang/status/202131143... ■ MacOS Homebrew: "brew install go" (OR "brew update && brew upgrade go") == All Go/Golang Playlists ■ Software Architecture in Go/Golang: • Software Architecture and System Design in... ■ Building Microservices in Go/Golang: • Building Microservices in Golang/Go ■ Go/Golang Tools and Packages: • Golang/Go Tools and Packages ■ Learning Concurrency Patterns in Go/Golang: • Learning Go/Golang Concurrency Patterns ■ Learning Go/Golang : • Learning Go/Golang ■ Learning Relational Databases in Go/Golang: • Learning Go/Golang: Relational Databases ■ Testing in Go/Golang: • Testing in Golang/Go 00:00 - Intro Golang 1.26 00:13 - Green Tea Garbage Collector and cgo overhead improvements 03:33 - "new" built-in supports expressions 01:07 - Self-Referential Generics 01:55 - errors.AsType 02:29 - "go fix" tool improvement 03:09 - Conclusion about What is new in Golang 1.26? === Who am I? Hello 👋🏼! My name is Mario, and I am a Hands-on Software Architect and Lead Backend Engineer with decades of professional experience building all kinds of software, such as on-premise Automation Systems, Linux Accessibility Desktop Applications, Cloud Governance and Compliance Systems, Media Streaming Services, and Highly Scalable Distributed Cloud-based Advertising Systems. The content I produce includes what I've learned while working for small startups and large companies and the processes I've followed for successfully delivering complex enterprise systems from start to end. Subscribe if you like Software Development, Software Architecture, and Systems Design, and of course, Go! Keep it up. Don't give up! #golang #tutorial #go126 === Follow us on Instagram for our family adventures ■ / ruby_carrion === Our affiliate links below ■ Technical/Non-technical Books found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rubycarri... ■ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rubycarrion ■ Shop LTK page: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/RubyC... Thank you so much MariaLetta for your gophers pack: https://github.com/MariaLetta/free-go... DISCLAIMER: Some of the links shared in the description are affiliate links. As a member of these affiliate programs, I earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost. I appreciate your support! 💖

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