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The Evolution of a Go Programmer observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/SuperPaintman/the-evolution-of-a-go-programmer · Go observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2397
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 810
  • n_releases_24m: 0

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Adoption not part of the score

1325 stars · 57 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A humorous educational repository showing how the same factorial program evolves from junior to senior Go programmer styles, ending with Rob Pike's simple version. It is a tribute to the classic 'Evolution of a Programmer' joke.

Use cases

  • learn idiomatic go by example
  • see how go code style evolves with experience
  • funny examples of overengineered go code
  • introduction to go programming patterns
  • teach junior developers to write simple go

When to choose

  • you want a lighthearted introduction to idiomatic Go style
  • you are teaching or mentoring new Go developers about simplicity
  • you want a quick laugh about overengineering

When to avoid

  • you need production-ready factorial or math code
  • you want a comprehensive Go tutorial or course
  • you need a maintained library with a license

Facets

learning-resource · maturity maintenance

developer-tools programming-languages tutorials developer-tools go humor go-programming code-evolution educational

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
SuperPaintman/the-evolution-of-a-go-programmermain32

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