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Slow, flaky, and failing

Thou shalt not suffer a flaky test to live, because it’s annoying, counterproductive, and dangerous: one day it might fail for real, and you won’t notice. Here’s what to do.

Iterators in Go

Iterators in Go are a neat way to write “lazy loops”, where we never generate more results than we actually use. Let’s see what that would look like in Go programs, and what new facilities it gives us in the standard library.

Are you a Go black belt?

Are you a grasshopper or a Go sensei? Can you wax on, wax off? Go mentor and would-be Mr Miyagi, John Arundel, explains how he grades his students using a system of coloured belts like those used in the martial arts. Find out how your skills compare to typical junior, mid-level, and senior devs!