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Why and how the idea of Scribe Menu came to my mind? One of my new year resolutions was to write a blog post every month on coding and productivity tips. Each blog post should be short enough for learners to go through all the topics quickly but also long enough to contain essential information. English not being my native language, I needed a tool to proofread my works. I used ChatGPT for the purpose. But switching between ChatGPT and my blog required context switching. Then the idea of a context-menu-based AI tool came to mind that would help me access AI proofreading tools in one click. So, I created an extension called “Scribe Menu.” ...

The Problem with Switch-Based State Machines When building state machines in Go, many developers reach for switch statements. While this works for simple cases, it quickly becomes unwieldy as your state machine grows. Each state transition requires scanning through multiple case blocks, and adding new states means touching existing code in multiple places. Let me show you a cleaner approach: using functions as first-class values to represent states. This pattern leverages Go’s ability to treat functions as data, creating elegant, extensible state machines. ...

What is Prototype Pattern? The Prototype pattern is a creational design pattern that allows you to create new objects by cloning existing instances rather than creating them from scratch. It’s particularly useful when object creation is expensive or complex, and you want to avoid the overhead of initializing objects repeatedly. Think of it like having a template or blueprint that you can copy and modify as needed. I’ll demonstrate how this pattern can significantly improve performance and simplify object creation in Go applications. ...

📚 Go Design Patterns 🔨Creational Pattern ← Adapter Pattern 📋 All Patterns Strategy Pattern → What is Builder Pattern? The Builder pattern is a creational design pattern that constructs complex objects step by step. It allows you to produce different types and representations of an object using the same construction code. Think of it like assembling a custom computer - you choose the CPU, RAM, storage, and graphics card piece by piece to build exactly what you need. ...

Beyond Traditional State Machines Most state machines are synchronous: you call a method, the state transitions, and you get a result. But what if your state machine needs to react to multiple concurrent events? What if state transitions should happen asynchronously based on timeouts, external signals, or user input? Enter the select-based state machine: a pattern that combines Go’s channels and select statements to create responsive, event-driven state machines that can handle multiple inputs simultaneously. ...

📚 Go Design Patterns 🎯Behavioral Pattern ← Builder Pattern 📋 All Patterns Decorator Pattern → What is Strategy Pattern? The Strategy pattern is a behavioral design pattern that defines a family of algorithms, encapsulates each one, and makes them interchangeable. It lets you select algorithms at runtime without altering the code that uses them. Think of it like choosing different routes to reach the same destination - each route (strategy) gets you there, but some might be faster, cheaper, or more scenic. ...

What is Observer Pattern? The Observer pattern is a behavioral design pattern that defines a one-to-many dependency between objects. When one object (the subject) changes state, all its dependents (observers) are notified and updated automatically. Think of it like a newsletter subscription - when new content is published, all subscribers get notified. I’ll demonstrate this pattern with a practical scenario that shows how powerful it can be in Go applications. ...

What is Factory Pattern? The Factory pattern is a creational design pattern that provides an interface for creating objects without specifying their exact classes. It’s like having a factory that produces different types of products based on what you request, but you don’t need to know the intricate details of how each product is made. I’ll walk you through a practical scenario that demonstrates the power of the Factory pattern in Go. ...

📚 Go Design Patterns 🏗️Structural Pattern 📋 All Patterns Decorator Pattern → What is Adapter? The Adapter pattern is probably the most used design pattern in software engineering. It allows objects/classes of different abstracts/signatures/blueprints to collaborate. ...

What is Singleton? The Singleton pattern is a design pattern that ensures a class has only one instance and provides a global access point to that instance. I will keep the post as simple as possible as our brain can process a little at a time (don’t know about yours, mine can’t). Let’s start with a scenario: Database connection You want to connect to the database of a service to fetch some information. You have to do the following: ...