# a8m/golang-cheat-sheet

An overview of Go syntax and features.

Repository: https://github.com/a8m/golang-cheat-sheet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/golang-cheat-sheet
License Family: other
Topics: cheatsheet, go, golang, cheat-sheets
Last push: 2023-11-08T10:46:16+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": 4584, "days_push": 1029, "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 8821, forks 1116 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:25.895639+00:00)

## What it is
A community-maintained cheat sheet providing a concise overview of Go syntax and features, from basic declarations to concurrency with goroutines and channels. It serves as a quick reference for developers learning or working with the Go programming language.

## Use cases
- quickly look up Go syntax for slices and maps
- refresh my memory on goroutines and channels
- learn Go basics coming from another language
- find examples of Go interfaces and structs
- reference for Go operators and control structures
- cheat sheet for Go error handling patterns

## When to choose
- you need a fast, condensed reference for Go syntax
- you are transitioning to Go from C, Python, or another language
- you want quick examples of concurrency primitives

## When to avoid
- you need a comprehensive tutorial or structured Go course
- you need up-to-date coverage of the newest Go language features
- you want deep explanations rather than concise examples

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: go
- tags: cheatsheet, golang, reference, syntax-guide

## Member repositories
- a8m/golang-cheat-sheet (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.895639+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 2026-08-29T17:24:50.475647+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/a8m/golang-cheat-sheet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.895639+00:00, sha 3a432f9e5242)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.