Clean Code in Go (Part 2): Structs, Methods, and Composition Over Inheritance

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/clean-code-in-go-part-2-structs-methods-and-composition-over-inheritance . Write cleaner Go code. Learn how structs, methods, and composition replace OOP inheritance the idiomatic Go way. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming . You can also check exclusive content about #golang , #software-engineering , #clean-code , #clean-go-functions , #go-structs , #go-methods-explained , #go-composition-vs-inheritance , #go-thread-safety-mutex , and more. This story was written by: @yakovlef . Learn more about this writer by checking @yakovlef's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Go offers composition through embedding, interfaces without explicit implementation, and clear rules for methods. The difference between fighting the language and flowing with it usually comes down to understanding structs and methods properly.