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The package main tells the Go compiler that the package should compile as an executable program instead of a shared library. The main function in the main package is the entry point of the program.

mkdir myproj
cd myproj
go mod init legendu.net/myproj

go get vs go install¶

Please refer to Deprecation of 'go get' for installing executables for detailed discussions.

References¶

• The Go Programming Language Specification

• Difference between := and = operators in Go

• Tutorial: Create a Go module

• Managing dependencies

• How to Write Go Code

• Understanding Golang Packages

• Print type of variable in Go

• https://dave.cheney.net/practical-go/presentations/qcon-china.html

• https://medium.com/@kdnotes/golang-naming-rules-and-conventions-8efeecd23b68

• https://betterprogramming.pub/naming-conventions-in-go-short-but-descriptive-1fa7c6d2f32a#:~:text=The%20convention%20in%20Go%20is,first%20character%20should%20be%20uppercase