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Gopherfest 2015 | Go Proverbs with Rob Pike

The Go Programming Language · 317.2K views · 2015-12-01 · 22:29

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Rob Pike presents Go Proverbs at Gopherfest 2015, a set of pithy aphorisms about Go design such as 'Clear is better than clever' and 'A little copying is better than a little dependency'.

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HN treats it as the canonical source for Go proverbs, quoted in debates about dependencies, concurrency and simplicity.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2016–2026

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Dawny33 · 2016-04 · Strong recommendation

Just in case you haven't read the footer text: The proverbs are based on this awesome talk by Rob Spike: [VIDEO] And for new proverb ideas, you can open an issue here: [LINK]

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q3k · 2026-03 · Reference

You can only pick the parts that you need and aren't now exposed to a supply chain attack. You can also easily adapt the code to your needs easily, especially as your needs change. [VIDEO]

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catlifeonmars · 2026-01 · Reference

I don’t use stars to select dependencies FWIW. I look for age, CVEs and what other reputable projects depend on a repo. Also try to look for other signals, like if claims in the readme don’t match the implementation, or if there’s poor hygiene in the CI workflows. (And yes, I have gotten burned by an otherwise well meaning project with a supply chain vuln). As the saying goes “a little copying is better than a little dependency” (see: [VIDEO] ).

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