Generating code in Go
summary
Argues that generating Go code gives compile‑time safety and fewer runtime surprises, with concrete tools and results: using gqlgen moves GraphQL errors into the compiler and “squashes many bugs,” using sqlboiler turns DB schema into a generated ORM where a plain ten‑line Find exposes the SQL, and using decorators generated via go:generate ensures traces/logs/metrics are added automatically so telemetry stops being missed. Offers CI and Makefile rules to keep generated code reproducible.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to code generation
- 1:36Goals of the presentation
- 2:29Why use code generation
- 5:00Basics of Go code generation
- 7:08Generating API code
- 10:13Generating ORM code
- 14:17Generating decorators
- 18:10Best practices and challenges
- 20:48Live coding demonstration
- 28:00Summary and conclusions
- 30:03Q&A session
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