This podcast episode covers various topics related to Go development, including error handling, dockerizing projects, module management, project structure, ORM tools, concurrency, and time management. The hosts bring on a guest who shares his experience as a new Go developer, and they answer questions that a new Go developer might have. The episode explores the importance of proper error handling and the use of custom error values for additional context. The benefits and drawbacks of dockerizing production environments are discussed, along with the advantages of using binaries for deployment. The episode also covers the use of a github.com base domain name for Go modules and the flexibility of Go project structure. The speakers emphasize the importance of avoiding unnecessary complexity and taking a minimalist approach. The pros and cons of ORM tools are explored, as well as the differences between wait groups and channels for managing concurrency. Finally, the episode delves into the concept of time management and challenges the notion of not having enough time. The use of mutexes in Go is also discussed, with a cautionary note about their potential impact on performance.
