A hands-on guide for proper Unit Testing in Go!

Unit testing is an essential part of scaling an application and getting a good night's sleep. This video contains explanations that include Structs, if you need a refresher what structs are, check out this video: https://youtu.be/c8H0w4yBL10 📝 Description In this video, we're diving deep into the world of unit testing in Golang. Whether you're building scalable applications or robust libraries, testing is a crucial part of the development process. Today, we'll focus specifically on implementing unit tests in Go. By the end of this video, you'll have a solid understanding of how to write and structure unit tests in Go, ensuring your code is reliable and maintainable. Plus, you'll get hands-on experience with practical examples and best practices. ⏳ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:38 - Code we are going to test 01:42 - Restructuring the code 03:58 - Writing the Unit Tests 14:52 - Test Coverage 18:19 - Outro 👋 Hey there! If you are new to this channel: Hey 👋 my name is Flo and I am a professional software engineer with a passion for coding in Golang, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Rust. This channel is where I share that passion and dive into the exciting world of software engineering. Plus, I love using emojis and paper-based animations (so have a look for that if you want to find my videos). 📨 Support and Connect! Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/florianwoelki Become a member. https://www.youtube.com/@FloWoelki/membership Discord: https://discord.gg/TnA7drJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowydev/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-woelki/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@florianwoelki GitHub: https://github.com/FlorianWoelki 📝 Copyright Notice The original Go Gopher version is originally designed by Renée French (Source: https://go.dev/blog/gopher License details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The gopher used in the video and thumbnail is inspired by this author. #golang #go #unittesting #unittests