Go Google Best Practices

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to adhere to Google's best practices for Go programming. It ensures code is formatted correctly, follows established conventions, and leverages idiomatic Go patterns. The agent can apply these guidelines to existing codebases or generate new code that aligns with Google’s style.

When to use it

• Code Formatting: Automatically format a Go codebase to match Google's style guide.
• New Code Generation: Generate new Go code snippets that adhere to Google's best practices from the outset.
• Code Review Assistance: Identify deviations from Google’s style within existing Go code and suggest corrections.
• Learning & Education: Help developers learn and apply Google's Go coding standards.

Key capabilities

• Go code formatting
• Adherence to Google's Go style guide
• Idiomatic Go pattern implementation
• Code review suggestions

Example prompts

• "Format this Go file according to Google’s best practices: [file content]"
• “Write a function that implements [functionality] following Google’s Go coding standards.”
• "Review this code for adherence to Google's Go style guide and suggest improvements: [code snippet]"

Tips & gotchas

The skill assumes the agent has access to a Go environment configured with gofmt or similar tools. While it strives for complete compliance, minor deviations might still occur depending on the complexity of the code.