Skip to main content

Naming Convention in Go

Variables​

  • Use camelCase
  • Acronyms should be all capitals, as in ServeHTTP
  • Single letter represents index: i, j, k
  • Short but descriptive names: cust not customer
  • Repeat letters to represent collection, slice, or array and use single letter in loop:
var tt []*Thing
for i, t := range tt {
  // ...
}
  • Avoid repeating package name:
log.Info()    // good
log.LogInfo() // bad
  • Don’t name like getters or setters:
custSvc.cust()    // good
custSvc.getCust() // bad
  • Add `er to Interface:
type Stringer interfaces {
  String() string
}

References​