Quack like a wha-? (Go Time #118)

Interfaces are everywhere in Go. The basic error type is an interface, writing with the fmt package means you are probably using an interface, and there are countless other instances where they pop up. In this episode Mark, Mat, Johnny, and Jon discuss interfaces at length, exploring what they are, how they are using them in their own projects, as well as tips for how you can leverage them in your own code.

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Featuring:

• Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X
• Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Mark Bates – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Go Issue #20280 - An issue about a cancellable io.Copy
• Cancellable io.Reader example - An example of how to use interface chaining to create a cancellable io.Reader.
• io.TeeReader - A reader mentioned on the podcast that lets you write everything you read to an output.
• io.MultiWriter - A writer mentioned on the podcast that lets you write to multiple outputs.
• Buffalo plugins package - Interfaces and helper utilities for writing Buffalo’s Go plugins.
• Buffalo plugin implementations - Current plugin implementations for Buffalo.

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!