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<h1 id="me">me</h1>
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<li>backend cloud software engineer</li>
<li>lang: go</li>
<li>infra: kubernetes</li>
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<h2 id="go">go</h2>
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<li>layout packages by what they do, not by their abstract type</li>
<li>use channels sparingly: write synchronous methods and allow the caller to make it async</li>
<li><code>append</code> modifies the underlying slice, you’ll only make this mistake once</li>
<li>define interfaces where you use them</li>
<li><code>make([]int, 5)</code> has a length and capacity of 5. <code>([]int, 0,5)</code> has a length of 0 and capacity of 5.<br>
<code>append()</code> will only do what you want with the latter</li>
<li>don’t use <code>init()</code></li>
<li>TFBO (test, fix, benchmark, optimise)</li>
<li>more CPU != more performance<br>
more CPU == more contention</li>
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<li><code>git reflog</code> will save you when you mess up</li>
<li>Keep your git history clean
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<li><code>git commit --fixup=<COMMITISH></code></li>
<li><code>git rebase origin/main --autosquash</code></li>
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<li><a href="https://cs.opensource.google/go/go/+/refs/tags/go1.23.0:src/runtime/proc.go"><code>proc.go</code></a> - Go documentation is great, this describes the scheduler</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues/67120">proposal: runtime/metrics: define a recommended set of metrics</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/designing-data-intensive-applications/9781491903063">Designing Data Intensive Applications</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/database-internals/9781492040330">Database Internals</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/efficient-go/9781098105709">Efficient Go</a></li>
<li><a href="https://press.stripe.com/the-art-of-doing-science-and-engineering">The Art of Doing Science </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/the-art-of/9781492080688/">The Art of Agile Development</a></li>
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