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c/golang · by austin@programming.dev · 3y

Go’s best-kept secret: executable examples

https://bitfieldconsulting.com/golang/examples

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whou@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

it's weird that this is such an awesome and unique feature that I've never seen mentioned in any tutorial.

I certainly wonder how many people wrote example documentation while having no idea this feature existed... I know I almost was one of them.

austin@programming.dev · 2 pts · 3y

I agree it’s unique and not really talked about. It kinda reminds me of Elixir’s doctest