▲ 5 ▼ Video: GopherCon 2019: Denis Isaev - Go Linters: Myths and Best Practices

Go contains over 50 different linters. For linter adepts, I’ll reveal how to use their full power, as well as little-known tips and tricks to get ahead. For linters beginners, this presentation explains what they are, the benefit of their use, and the best way to introduce them into a workflow. The following topics will be covered:

Common myths about linters in Go

How to introduce dozens of linters into any project in just one day

An overview of 25 linters with examples: staticcheck, go-critic, etc.

Golangci-lint and gometalinter

This tutorial is based on my own experiences of introducing gometalinter and golangci-lint to the two largest internet companies in Russia. I have also communicated with hundreds of golangci-lint users, helping them understand how linters can best help them and how to best use them in the Go projects.