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How Mat writes HTTP services in Go (Go Time #322)

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Optimizing Error Handling and Testing in Go HTTP Services

This chapter explores optimizing error handling by creating a run method in writing HTTP services in Go. The discussion emphasizes self-contained testing, utilizing different arguments in the run function, defining custom types for functions, and enabling tests to run in parallel. Techniques for writing HTTP services include using specific dates, config struct with environment variables, handling graceful shutdowns, and managing contexts for cancellation.

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