Installation

# check installation
which go # check location
go env

Start a Project

go mod init project_name

Config in VSCode

Location in user settings

"go.alternateTools": {
  "go": "/usr/local/bin/go"
}

Recommended extension packages in VS Code

go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@master
go install github.com/uudashr/gopkgs/v2/cmd/gopkgs@latest
go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@2022.1
go install golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest

gopls

Gopls (pronounced “go please”) is an LSP server for Go.

• The Language Server Protocol allows any text editor to be extended with IDE-like features