https://lesiw.dev/lesiw.devThe technical blog of Chris Lesiw, a Go developer with a focus on building simple, robust, and sustainable software. 2026-03-26T21:50:34-04:00 Chris Lesiw https://lesiw.dev/ Jekyll © 2026 Chris Lesiw /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png Many-Step Sequences in Go2026-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2026-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/step/ Chris Lesiw Breaking up programs with lots of linear steps. Create an Ollama server2025-04-19T00:00:00-04:00 2025-04-19T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/ollama/listen/ Chris Lesiw Learn how to configure Ollama on a spare Macbook or Mac Mini so it can be accessed remotely. An overview of Go structs2025-04-13T00:00:00-04:00 2025-04-13T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/struct/ Chris Lesiw An overview of Go structs: fields, tags, empty structs, size optimization, anonymous declarations, and embedding. repo: A tiny solution for a tiny problem2025-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 2025-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/repo/ Chris Lesiw I wrote a small program to answer the question, "Now where did I put that code?" Don't defer in tests2025-04-08T00:00:00-04:00 2025-04-08T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/cleanup/ Chris Lesiw Deferring is a useful mechanism in most of Go, but in tests, there's a better way. golang-announce RSS feed2025-04-07T00:00:00-04:00 2025-04-07T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/announce/ Chris Lesiw The golang-announce Google group wasn't available as an RSS feed, so I wrote a small program to fix that. Here's the feed if you'd also like to use it. Go review references2025-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/review/ Chris Lesiw A collection of Go wisdom for easy access and sharing during code review. Go proverbs2025-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/proverbs/ Chris Lesiw A transcription of the Go Proverbs talk given by Rob Pike at Gopherfest 2015. Limit line length2025-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/len/ Chris Lesiw Want a codebase that's easier to read, maintain, and extend? Enforce a line length limit. Add methods to anything2025-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/method/ Chris Lesiw Go methods don't have to be declared on structs. Single-binary Docker images2025-03-12T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-12T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/docker/ Chris Lesiw Go applications are very self-contained. So self-contained, in fact, that they can act as their own Docker container! Build your own stacktrace2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/stacktrace/ Chris Lesiw Go doesn't come with stacktraces. It encourages you to build your own. Git notes2025-03-10T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-10T00:00:00-04:00 https://lesiw.dev/git/ Chris Lesiw Recommended git configurations and other tips. Structs are configuration2025-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 2025-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/opts/ Chris Lesiw The "functional options" pattern in Go is very silly. Here's an easier alternative. Done channels2025-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 2025-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/done/ Chris Lesiw If you need multiple goroutines to wait for the same thing, use a done channel. Error handling in main()2025-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 2025-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/runfunc/ Chris Lesiw What's the right way to handle errors in the main function? For/Else in Go2025-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 2025-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/forelse/ Chris Lesiw Python has a handy for/else construction. Go has an equivalent. Go testing tips2025-03-01T00:00:00-05:00 2025-03-01T00:00:00-05:00 https://lesiw.dev/go/testing/ Chris Lesiw This page collates some strategies I've found useful when testing Go programs.