Go Concurrency Pattern: Goroutine Basics

Go Concurrency Patterns Series: Series Overview | Channel Fundamentals → What are Goroutines? Goroutines are lightweight threads managed by the Go runtime. They’re one of Go’s most powerful features, allowing you to write concurrent programs that can handle thousands of simultaneous operations with minimal overhead. Think of goroutines as extremely efficient workers that can run independently while sharing the same memory space. Unlike traditional threads that typically consume 1-2MB of memory each, goroutines start with just 2KB of stack space and grow as needed....

June 12, 2024 · 10 min · Rafiul Alam