Duncan Leung https://www.duncanleung.com/blog 📚 Learning, 👨🏻‍💻 Building, 📝 Documenting... en-us duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/iterating-index-strings-runes-go-golang Indexing Strings and Runes in Go https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/iterating-index-strings-runes-go-golang Understanding the difference between indexing strings as bytes versus runes in Go, and when to use each approach for proper Unicode handling. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-basic-data-structures-types-pointers-structs-arrays-slices-int-float-string Basic Data Structures in Go https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-basic-data-structures-types-pointers-structs-arrays-slices-int-float-string Understanding Go data structures and their memory layout including integers, floats, arrays, pointers, structs, strings, and slices. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/understand-go-golang-interfaces Understanding Interfaces in Go https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/understand-go-golang-interfaces A guide to understand Go interfaces through a power socket and electrical device analogy, covering duck typing and interface implementation. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-function-arguments-passed-by-value Go Function Argument Passing Behavior https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-function-arguments-passed-by-value How Go passes function arguments by value and the implications for different data types: integers, pointers, slices, strings, and structs. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-json-encoding-and-decoding JSON Encoding and Decoding in Go https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-json-encoding-and-decoding A guide to JSON serialization and deserialization in Go, covering type mappings, HTTP responses, and practical examples with the net/http package. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/slices-in-go Slices in Go https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/slices-in-go Understanding Go slices, their underlying array structure, creation and modification mechanics, and the implications when passing slices to functions. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/allocating-memory-go Allocating Memory in Go https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/allocating-memory-go Understanding memory allocation in Go, including stack vs heap allocation, escape analysis, and how Go handles pointer returns from functions. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/methods-in-go Methods in Go https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/methods-in-go Understanding Go methods, the difference between value and pointer receivers, embedding for composition, and how interfaces work with methods. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-idiom-accept-interfaces-return-types Go Idioms: Accept Interfaces, Return Types https://www.duncanleung.com/blog/go-idiom-accept-interfaces-return-types Understanding the Go idiom of accepting interfaces and returning concrete types to write flexible, reusable, and maintainable code. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT duncan@leungs.email (Duncan Leung) backendgo