• golangci-lint
  • golangci-lint.run
  • Fast Go linters runner
  • Supports multiple linters
  • Highly configurable
  • configuration file: .golangci.yml
  • memory inefficient
  • installations is not native go install
    • each new go version does nto work until golangci-lint releases a new version

• staticcheck
  • staticcheck.io
  • A state-of-the-art linter for Go
  • Focuses on code correctness, performance, and style issues
  • Can be used standalone or integrated into other tools
  • Regularly updated with new checks and improvements
  • installation: go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest

• revive
  • revive.run
  • Fast, configurable, extensible linter for Go
  • Focuses on code style and best practices
  • Highly configurable with custom rules
  • installation: go install github.com/mgechev/revive@latest
  • does not have issues with memory like golangci-lint
  • does not have issue with new go versions

• betteralign
  • github.com/dkorunic/betteralign
  • Make your Go programs use less memory (maybe)
  • Aligns struct fields to minimize memory usage due to padding
  • installation: go install github.com/dkorunic/betteralign@latest
  • usage: betteralign ./...
    • automatic modifications: betteralign -apply ./...
  • uses DST and not AST

• gofumpt
  • github.com/mvdan/gofumpt
  • A stricter gofmt
• modernize
  • go run golang.org/x/tools/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/cmd/ modernize@latest -fix -test ./...
• betteralign
  • also does formatting fixes

• go-licenses
  • github.com/google/go-licenses
  • Analyze and display the licenses of Go packages
  • installation: go install github.com/google/go-licenses/v2@latest

  • go-licenses report --ignore "$PROJECT" \
    --ignore "github.com/golang/freetype/raster" .
    

  • check allowed licenses:

    go-licenses check --allowed_licenses="$ALLOWED_LICENSES" \
    --ignore "$PROJECT" \
    --ignore "github.com/oktalz/present" .
    

• govulncheck
  • pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck
  • Check your Go programs for known vulnerabilities
  • installation: go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
  • usage:
    • govulncheck ./...
    • govulncheck -show verbose ./...

• gotestsum
  • github.com/gotestyourself/gotestsum
  • A test runner that generates JUnit XML and more readable output
  • installation: go install github.com/gotestyourself/gotestsum@latest
  • gotestsum --hide-summary=output --format-hide-empty-pkg -- ./...

github.com/oktalz/present/parsing:
 ✅ Find data (0.00s)
 ✅ Find data use case 1 (0.00s)
 ✅ Find data use case 2 (0.00s)

 DONE 30 tests in 2.478s

• yq
  • github.com/mikefarah/yq
  • Command-line YAML processor
  • installation: go install github.com/mikefarah/yq/v4@latest
  • can work with YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, and TOML files

• taskfile
  • https://taskfile.dev/
  • A simple task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use than Make
  • installation: go install github.com/go-task/task/v3/cmd/task@latest
  • usage: create a taskfile.yml and run task <task-name>

• air
  • https://github.com/air-verse/air
  • Live reload for Go applications
  • installation: go install github.com/air-verse/air@latest
  • usage:
    • run air in the project directory
    • air --build.cmd "go build -o bin/api cmd/run.go" --build.bin "./bin/api"
  • automatically rebuilds and restarts the application on file changes

• go-method-gen
  • github.com/haproxytech/go-method-gen
  • A tool to generate boilerplate code for Go methods
  • installation: go install github.com/haproxytech/go-method-gen@latest
  • generates Equal and Diff methods for structs (Merge, Clone is planned)
  • allows customization

• lazydocker
  • A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose, written in Go
  • installation: go install github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker@latest
  • provides an easy way to manage Docker containers, images, volumes, and networks from the terminal
  • supports viewing logs, stats, and executing commands within containers

• k9s
  • A terminal UI to interact with your Kubernetes clusters
  • installation: go install github.com/derailed/k9s@latest
  • provides a terminal-based interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters
  • supports various Kubernetes resources and operations

• kind
  • kind.sigs.k8s.io
  • Kubernetes IN Docker - a tool for running local Kubernetes clusters using Docker container nodes
  • installation: go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@latest
  • useful for testing Kubernetes applications locally
  • supports multi-node clusters

• k0s
  • k0sproject.io
  • curl -sSf https://get.k0s.sh | sudo sh
  • A zero-friction Kubernetes distribution
  • provides a simple way to set up and manage Kubernetes clusters
  • supports single-node and multi-node deployments

• garble
  • github.com/burrowers/garble
  • A tool to obfuscate Go binaries
  • installation: go install mvdan.cc/garble@latest
  • usage: garble build instead of go build
  • obfuscates symbol names and strings in the binary to make reverse engineering more difficult

• act
  • github.com/nektos/act
  • installation: go install github.com/nektos/act@latest
  • A tool to run GitHub Actions locally
  • allows testing and debugging GitHub Actions workflows without pushing to GitHub
  • supports most GitHub Actions features and syntax
  • usage: act -j <job-name>

• goreleaser
  • goreleaser.com
  • A tool to automate the release process of Go projects
  • installation: go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2@latest
  • usage:
    • goreleaser release --snapshot --clean
    • goreleaser release
  • supports building, packaging, and publishing Go binaries to various platforms and package managers
  • Works with Go, Rust, Zig, Bun, Deno

• gopls
  • pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/gopls
  • The official Go language server
  • Provides IDE features like auto-completion, go-to-definition, and refactoring
  • installation: go install golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest
  • usually integrated into editors like VSCode, Vim, etc.

• delve
  • github.com/go-delve/delve
  • A powerful debugger for Go programs
  • installation: go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@latest
  • supports various debugging modes: local, remote, headless
  • can be integrated with IDEs for a better debugging experience

• pprof
  • A tool for profiling Go programs
  • Built into the standard library
  • usage: import _ "net/http/pprof" and start an HTTP server
  • access profiles via http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/
  • can generate CPU, memory, goroutine, and block profiles
  • visualize profiles using go tool pprof

• go test
  • A built-in tool for measuring code coverage in Go tests
  • usage: go test -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
  • view coverage report using go tool cover -html=coverage.out
  • helps identify untested parts of the codebase

• present
  • github.com/oktalz/present
  • A Go application for creating presentations
  • installation: go install github.com/oktalz/present@latest
  • usage: present command to serve presentations locally
  • supports markdown-like syntax for slides
  • highly customizable with CSS and HTML