Commonly used program layouts for robust applications

Along your programming journey, you may come across many different structures for applications. There is no standard programming layout for Go. Given all this freedom, however, the choice of the structure must be carefully made because it will dictate whether we understand and know how to maintain our application. The proper structure for the application will ideally also be simple, easy to test, and directly reflect the business design and how the code works.

When choosing a structure for your Go application, use your best judgment. Do not choose arbitrarily. Listen to the advice in context and learn to justify your choices. There’s no reason to choose a structure early, as your code will evolve over time and some structures work better for small applications while others are better for medium to large applications.

Program layouts

Let’s dig into some common and emerging structural patterns that have been...