go-code.md

PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to the HEAD of the source tree

If you are using a released version of Kubernetes, you should refer to the docs that go with that version.

The latest release of this document can be found [here](http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.4/docs/devel/go-code.md).

Documentation for other releases can be found at releases.k8s.io.

Kubernetes Go Tools and Tips

Kubernetes is one of the largest open source Go projects, so good tooling a solid understanding of Go is critical to Kubernetes development. This document provides a collection of resources, tools and tips that our developers have found useful.

Recommended Reading

• Kubernetes Go development environment
• The Go Spec - The Go Programming Language Specification.
• Go Tour - Official Go tutorial.
• Effective Go - A good collection of Go advice.
• Kubernetes Code conventions - Style guide for Kubernetes code.
• Three Go Landmines - Surprising behavior in the Go language. These have caused real bugs!

Recommended Tools

• godep - Used for Kubernetes dependency management. See also Kubernetes godep and dependency management
• Go Version Manager - A handy tool for managing Go versions.
• godepq - A tool for analyzing go import trees.

Go Tips

• Godoc bookmarklet - navigate from a github page to the corresponding godoc page.
• Consider making a separate Go tree for each project, which can make overlapping dependency management much easier. Remember to set the $GOPATH correctly! Consider scripting this.
• Emacs users - setup go-mode