context.Context (Go Time #143)

Francesc Campoy and Isobel Redelmeier joins the panel to discuss Go’s context package including real-world insights into its use and misuse.

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Featuring:

• Francesc Campoy – Website, GitHub, X
• Isobel Redelmeier – X
• Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Jaana Dogan – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Just For Func: #9 - The Context Package - Francesc’s YouTube channel & his episode on the context package
• context.WithValue example of avoiding key collision
• Context Keys in Go - Mat Ryer’s article expanding on this
• Context is for Cancelation - Dave Cheney’s argument that context is for cancellation
• Context isn’t for Cancelation - Dave Cheney’s argument that context isn’t for cancellation
• Make Ctrl+C cancel the context.Context - Mat Ryer’s technique for triggering a graceful cascade of shutdown across your program
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