Go Development (1.25+)

Core Philosophy

1. Stdlib and Mature Libraries First

   • Always prefer Go stdlib solutions
   • External deps only when stdlib is insufficient
   • Choose mature, well-maintained libs when needed
   • Don't reinvent the wheel—use existing solutions

2. Concrete Types Over any

   • Never use interface{} or any when concrete type works
   • Generics for reusable utilities, concrete types for business logic
   • Accept interfaces, return structs

3. Private Interfaces at Consumer

   • Define interfaces private (lowercase) where used
   • Decouples code, enables testing
   • Implementation returns concrete types