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How I Use Claude Code for Go Development

How I Use Claude Code for Go Development

Boost Go Dev with Claude Code: Fix Errors, Testing & Workflow

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Meng Li
Jul 16, 2025
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I've been using Go for about 5 years. Go is concise, efficient, and has powerful concurrency features, but Go also has its own problems, such as cumbersome error handling, complex unit testing, and high maintenance costs for large project structures.

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After using Claude Code, these problems have been well resolved, and it has completely changed my previous Go development workflow.

Below, I'll systematically share how I integrate Claude Code into daily Go development based on my own Go project experience, achieving a mindset upgrade from "writing code" to "designing code."

First is my Go project initialization. Whether starting a new Go project or taking over an old one, the first thing is to "set rules" for Claude Code, letting it fully understand my project environment and development habits. Without further ado, the first command I use is /init.

After executing this command, it automatically generates a CLAUDE.md file, filling in the Go project context, but honestly, this command is sometimes not omnipotent, so I'll manually supplement some key information, such as:

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