# Go (Golang)

## Getting Started

{% embed url="<https://go.dev/tour>" %}

{% embed url="<https://gobyexample.com/>" %}

## Important Stuff to Note

* Go does not have classes.
* In general, all methods on a given type should have either value or pointer receivers, but not a mixture of both.
* A type implements an interface by implementing its methods. There is no explicit declaration of intent, no "implements" keyword. <https://go.dev/tour/methods/10>
* Goroutine is more or less similar to Java's process fork. The goroutine will also be stopped if the main process is stopped.
  * Communications can be done between goroutines with channel.

#### Method with Pointer Receiver

A method with pointer receiver behaves differently:

```go
func (v *Vertex) Scale(f float64) {
    ...
}
```

The vertex's value will change on the struct. This is **similar** to having `func Scale(v *Vertex, f float64)` which will use the same Vertex instead of copying the Vertex.

## Closure

It might not be a good idea to use closures a lot, this is because closures do have a side-effect.

It is still okay to use it sparingly, one of the use-case where I might use it is for memoization:

{% embed url="<https://stackoverflow.com/a/67788470>" %}

## Struct Embedding

{% embed url="<https://gobyexample.com/struct-embedding>" %}

If a struct's field do not have a name, it is a struct embedding.