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

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Write cleaner Go code. Learn how structs, methods, and composition replace OOP inheritance the idiomatic Go way.
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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.