# Pungyeon/clean-go-article

A reference for the Go community that covers the fundamentals of writing clean code and discusses concrete refactoring examples specific to Go.

Repository: https://github.com/Pungyeon/clean-go-article
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/clean-go-article
License Family: other
Topics: golang, go, clean-code, software-crafters, style-guide, coding-guidelines
Last push: 2023-01-31T15:24:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2636, "days_push": 1310, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3090, forks 198 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:42.287349+00:00)

## What it is
A written reference guide for the Go community covering clean code fundamentals and Go-specific refactoring examples. It is an article-style educational resource, not a runnable tool.

## Use cases
- learn how to write clean Go code
- Go naming conventions and style guide
- refactoring examples in Go
- best practices for Go error handling
- guide for writing readable maintainable Go
- onboarding Go developers to clean code principles

## When to choose
- you want a readable guide to Go idioms and clean code practices
- you need concrete before/after refactoring examples in Go
- you're onboarding a team to a shared Go coding standard

## When to avoid
- you need an automated linter or formatter rather than prose guidance
- you need an actively maintained tool with releases and support
- you need style rules for languages other than Go

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, programming-languages
- platform: go
- tags: clean-code, style-guide, coding-guidelines, refactoring, golang

## Member repositories
- Pungyeon/clean-go-article (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:42.287349+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:46:28.473417+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Pungyeon/clean-go-article (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:42.287349+00:00, sha b369eafd1fec)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.