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1
Print a literal string on standard output
fmt.Println("Hello World")
2
Loop to execute some code a constant number of times
for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
	fmt.Println("Hello")
}
Alternative implementation:
fmt.Println(strings.Repeat("Hello\n", 10))
Alternative implementation:
for range 10 {
	fmt.Println("Hello")
}
3
Like a function which doesn't return any value, thus has only side effects (e.g. Print to standard output)
func finish(name string) {
  fmt.Println("My job here is done. Good bye " + name)
}
Alternative implementation:
finish := func(name string) {
	fmt.Println("My job here is done. Good bye " + name)
}
4
Create a function which returns the square of an integer
func square(x int) int {
  return x*x
}
5
Declare a container type for two floating-point numbers x and y
type Point struct {
    x, y float64
}
6
Do something with each item x of the list (or array) items, regardless indexes.
for _, x := range items {
    doSomething(x)
}
7
Print each index i with its value x from an array-like collection items
for i, x := range items {
    fmt.Printf("Item %d = %v \n", i, x)
}
8
Create a new map object x, and provide some (key, value) pairs as initial content.
x := map[string]int {"one": 1, "two": 2}
9
The structure must be recursive because left child and right child are binary trees too. A node has access to children nodes, but not to its parent.
type BinTree struct {
	Label       valueType
	Left, Right *BinTree
}
Alternative implementation:
type BinTree[L any] struct {
	Label       L
	Left, Right *BinTree[L]
}
10
Generate a random permutation of the elements of list x
for i := range x {
	j := rand.Intn(i + 1)
	x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
}
Alternative implementation:
y := make([]T, len(x))
perm := rand.Perm(len(x))
for i, v := range perm {
	y[v] = x[i]
}
Alternative implementation:
rand.Shuffle(len(x), func(i, j int) {
	x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
})
Alternative implementation:
for i := len(x) - 1; i > 0; i-- {
	j := rand.Intn(i + 1)
	x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
}
Alternative implementation:
func shuffle[T any](x []T) {
	rand.Shuffle(len(x), func(i, j int) {
		x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
	})
}
11
The list x must be non-empty.
x[rand.Intn(len(x))]
Alternative implementation:
func pickT(x []T) T {
	return x[rand.Intn(len(x))]
}
Alternative implementation:
func pick[T any](x []T) T {
	return x[rand.Intn(len(x))]
}
12
Check if the list contains the value x.
list is an iterable finite container.
func Contains(list []T, x T) bool {
	for _, item := range list {
		if item == x {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}
Alternative implementation:
slices.Contains(list, x)
13
Access each key k with its value x from an associative array mymap, and print them.
for k, x := range mymap {
  fmt.Println("Key =", k, ", Value =", x)
}
14
Pick a random number greater than or equals to a, strictly inferior to b. Precondition : a < b.
func pick(a, b  float64)  float64 {
	return a + (rand.Float64() * (b-a))
}
15
Pick a random integer greater than or equals to a, inferior or equals to b. Precondition : a < b.
func pick(a,b int) int {
	return a + rand.Intn(b-a+1)
}
Alternative implementation:
func pick(a, b int) int {
	return a + rand.IntN(b-a+1)
}
16
Call a function f on every node of binary tree bt, in depth-first infix order
func (bt *BinTree) Dfs(f func(*BinTree)) {
	if bt == nil {
		return
	}
	bt.Left.Dfs(f)
	f(bt)
	bt.Right.Dfs(f)
}
Alternative implementation:
func (bt *BinTree[L]) Dfs(f func(*BinTree[L])) {
	if bt == nil {
		return
	}
	bt.Left.Dfs(f)
	f(bt)
	bt.Right.Dfs(f)
}
17
The structure must be recursive. A node may have zero or more children. A node has access to its children nodes, but not to its parent.
type Tree struct {
	Key keyType
	Deco valueType
	Children []*Tree
}
Alternative implementation:
type Tree[L any] struct {
	Label    L
	Children []*Tree[L]
}
18
Call a function f on every node of a tree, in depth-first prefix order
func (t *Tree) Dfs(f func(*Tree)) {
	if t == nil {
		return
	}
	f(t)
	for _, child := range t.Children {
		child.Dfs(f)
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
func (t *Tree[L]) Dfs(f func(*Tree[L])) {
	if t == nil {
		return
	}
	f(t)
	for _, child := range t.Children {
		child.Dfs(f)
	}
}
19
Reverse the order of the elements of the list x.
This may reverse "in-place" and destroy the original ordering.
for i, j := 0, len(x)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
	x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
}
Alternative implementation:
func reverse[T any](x []T) {
	for i, j := 0, len(x)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
		x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
slices.Reverse(x)
20
Implement a function search which looks for item x in a 2D matrix m.
Return indices i, j of the matching cell.
Think of the most idiomatic way in the language to return the two values at the same time.
func search(m [][]int, x int) (bool, int, int) {
	for i := range m {
		for j, v := range m[i] {
			if v == x {
				return true, i, j
			}
		}
	}
	return false, 0, 0
}
21
Swap the values of the variables a and b
a, b = b, a
22
Extract the integer value i from its string representation s (in radix 10)
i, err  := strconv.Atoi(s) 
Alternative implementation:
i, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 0)
23
Given a real number x, create its string representation s with 2 decimal digits following the dot.
s := fmt.Sprintf("%.2f", x)
24
Declare a new string s and initialize it with the literal value "ネコ" (which means "cat" in japanese)
s := "ネコ"
25
Share the string value "Alan" with an existing running process which will then display "Hello, Alan"
go func() {
	v := <-ch
	fmt.Printf("Hello, %v\n", v)
}()

ch <- "Alan"
26
Declare and initialize a matrix x having m rows and n columns, containing real numbers.
const m, n = 3, 4
var x [m][n]float64
Alternative implementation:
func make2D(m, n int) [][]float64 {
	buf := make([]float64, m*n)

	x := make([][]float64, m)
	for i := range x {
		x[i] = buf[:n:n]
		buf = buf[n:]
	}
	return x
}
Alternative implementation:
func make2D[T any](m, n int) [][]T {
	buf := make([]T, m*n)

	x := make([][]T, m)
	for i := range x {
		x[i] = buf[:n:n]
		buf = buf[n:]
	}
	return x
}
27
Declare and initialize a 3D array x, having dimensions boundaries m, n, p, and containing real numbers.
const m, n, p = 2, 2, 3
var x [m][n][p]float64
Alternative implementation:
func make3D(m, n, p int) [][][]float64 {
	buf := make([]float64, m*n*p)

	x := make([][][]float64, m)
	for i := range x {
		x[i] = make([][]float64, n)
		for j := range x[i] {
			x[i][j] = buf[:p:p]
			buf = buf[p:]
		}
	}
	return x
}
Alternative implementation:
func make3D[T any](m, n, p int) [][][]T {
	buf := make([]T, m*n*p)

	x := make([][][]T, m)
	for i := range x {
		x[i] = make([][]T, n)
		for j := range x[i] {
			x[i][j] = buf[:p:p]
			buf = buf[p:]
		}
	}
	return x
}
28
Sort the elements of the list (or array-like collection) items in ascending order of x.p, where p is a field of the type Item of the objects in items.
type ItemPSorter []Item
func (s ItemPSorter) Len() int{ return len(s) }
func (s ItemPSorter) Less(i,j int) bool{ return s[i].p<s[j].p }
func (s ItemPSorter) Swap(i,j int) { s[i],s[j] = s[j],s[i] }

func sortItems(items []Item){
	sorter := ItemPSorter(items)
	sort.Sort(sorter)
}
Alternative implementation:
less := func(i, j int) bool {
	return items[i].p < items[j].p
}
sort.Slice(items, less)
Alternative implementation:
compare := func(a, b Item) int {
	return cmp.Compare(a.p, b.p)
}
slices.SortFunc(items, compare)
29
Remove i-th item from list items.
This will alter the original list or return a new list, depending on which is more idiomatic.
Note that in most languages, the smallest valid value for i is 0.
items = append(items[:i], items[i+1:]...)
Alternative implementation:
copy(items[i:], items[i+1:])
items[len(items)-1] = nil
items = items[:len(items)-1]
Alternative implementation:
items = slices.Delete(items, i, i+1)
30
Launch the concurrent execution of the procedure f with parameter i from 1 to 1000.
Tasks are independent and f(i) doesn't return any value.
Tasks need not run all at the same time, so you may use a pool.
for i := range 1_000 {
	go f(i)
}
31
Create the recursive function f which returns the factorial of the non-negative integer i, calculated from f(i-1)
func f(i int) int {
  if i == 0 {
    return 1
  }
  return i * f(i-1)
}
32
Create function exp which calculates (fast) the value x power n.
x and n are non-negative integers.
func exp(x, n int) int {
	switch {
	case n == 0:
		return 1
	case n == 1:
		return x
	case n%2 == 0:
		return exp(x*x, n/2)
	default:
		return x * exp(x*x, (n-1)/2)
	}
}
33
Assign to the variable x the new value f(x), making sure that no other thread may modify x between the read and the write.
var lock sync.Mutex

lock.Lock()
x = f(x)
lock.Unlock()
34
Declare and initialize a set x containing unique objects of type T.
x := make(map[T]bool)
Alternative implementation:
x := make(map[T]struct{})
35
Implement a function compose (A -> C) with parameters f (A -> B) and g (B -> C), which returns the composition function g ∘ f
func compose(f func(A) B, g func(B) C) func(A) C {
	return func(x A) C {
		return g(f(x))
	}
}
36
Implement a function compose which returns composition function g ∘ f for any functions f and g having exactly 1 parameter.
func composeIntFuncs(f func(int) int, g func(int) int) func(int) int {
	return func(x int) int {
		return g(f(x))
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
func compose[T, U, V any](f func(T) U, g func(U) V) func(T) V {
	return func(x T) V {
		return g(f(x))
	}
}
37
Transform a function that takes multiple arguments into a function for which some of the arguments are preset.
type PayFactory func(Company, *Employee, *Employee) Payroll

type CustomPayFactory func(*Employee) Payroll

func CurryPayFactory(pf PayFactory,company Company, boss *Employee) CustomPayFactory {
	return func(e *Employee) Payroll {
		return pf(company, boss, e)
	}
}
38
Find substring t consisting in characters i (included) to j (excluded) of string s.
Character indices start at 0 unless specified otherwise.
Make sure that multibyte characters are properly handled.
t := string([]rune(s)[i:j])
39
Set the boolean ok to true if the string word is contained in string s as a substring, or to false otherwise.
ok := strings.Contains(s, word)
40
Declare a Graph data structure in which each Vertex has a collection of its neighbouring vertices.
type Vertex struct{
	Id int
	Label string
	Neighbours map[*Vertex]bool
}

type Graph []*Vertex
Alternative implementation:
type Graph[L any] []*Vertex[L]

type Vertex[L any] struct {
	Label      L
	Neighbours map[*Vertex[L]]bool
}
41
Create the string t containing the same characters as the string s, in reverse order.
The original string s must remain unaltered. Each character must be handled correctly regardless its number of bytes in memory.
runes := []rune(s)
for i, j := 0, len(runes)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
   runes[i], runes[j] = runes[j], runes[i]
}
t := string(runes)
Alternative implementation:
func reverse(s string) string {
	if len(s) <= 1 {
		return s
	}
	var b strings.Builder
	b.Grow(len(s))
	for len(s) > 0 {
		r, l := utf8.DecodeLastRuneInString(s)
		s = s[:len(s)-l]
		b.WriteRune(r)
	}
	return b.String()
}
Alternative implementation:
runes := []rune(s)
slices.Reverse(runes)
t := string(runes)
42
Print each item v of list a which is not contained in list b.
For this, write an outer loop to iterate on a and an inner loop to iterate on b.
mainloop:
	for _, v := range a {
		for _, w := range b {
			if v == w {
				continue mainloop
			}
		}
		fmt.Println(v)
	}
43
Look for a negative value v in 2D integer matrix m. Print it and stop searching.
mainloop:
	for i, line := range m {
		for _, v := range line {
			if v < 0 {
				fmt.Println(v)
				break mainloop
			}
		}
	}
44
Insert the element x at position i in the list s. Further elements must be shifted to the right.
s = append(s, 0)
copy(s[i+1:], s[i:])
s[i] = x
Alternative implementation:
s = slices.Insert(s, i, x)
45
Sleep for 5 seconds in current thread, before proceeding with the next instructions.
time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
46
Create the string t consisting of the 5 first characters of the string s.
Make sure that multibyte characters are properly handled.
t := s
r := []rune(s)
if len(r) > 5 {
	t = string(r[:5])
}
Alternative implementation:
i := 0
count := 0
for i = range s {
	if count >= 5 {
		break
	}
	count++
}
t := s
if count >= 5 {
	t = s[:i]
}
47
Create string t consisting in the 5 last characters of string s.
Make sure that multibyte characters are properly handled.
t := s
r := []rune(s)
if len(r) > 5 {
	t = string(r[len(r)-5:])
}
Alternative implementation:
i := len(s)
for j := 0; i > 0 && j < 5; j++ {
	_, size := utf8.DecodeLastRuneInString(s[0:i])
	i -= size
}
t := s[i:]
48
Assign to variable s a string literal consisting in several lines of text, including newlines.
s := `Huey
Dewey
Louie`
49
Build list chunks consisting in substrings of the string s, separated by one or more space characters.
chunks := strings.Split(s, " ")
Alternative implementation:
chunks := strings.Fields(s)
50
Write a loop that has no end clause.
for {
	// Do something
}
51
Determine whether the map m contains an entry for the key k
_, ok := m[k]
52
Determine whether the map m contains an entry with the value v, for some key.
func containsValue(m map[K]T, v T) bool {
	for _, x := range m {
		if x == v {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}
Alternative implementation:
func containsValue[M ~map[K]V, K, V comparable](m M, v V) bool {
	for _, x := range m {
		if x == v {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}
53
Concatenate elements of string list x joined by the separator ", " to create a single string y.
y := strings.Join(x, ", ")
54
Calculate the sum s of the integer list or array x.
s := 0
for _, v := range x {
	s += v
}
55
Create the string representation s (in radix 10) of the integer value i.
s := strconv.Itoa(i)
Alternative implementation:
s := strconv.FormatInt(i, 10)
Alternative implementation:
s := fmt.Sprintf("%d", i)
56
Fork-join : launch the concurrent execution of procedure f with parameter i from 1 to 1000.
Tasks are independent and f(i) doesn't return any value.
Tasks need not run all at the same time, so you may use a pool.
Wait for the completion of the 1000 tasks and then print "Finished".
var wg sync.WaitGroup
wg.Add(1_000)
for i := range 1_000 {
	go func() {
		f(i)
		wg.Done()
	}()
}
wg.Wait()
57
Create the list y containing the items from the list x that satisfy the predicate p. Respect the original ordering. Don't modify x in-place.
y := make([]T, 0, len(x))
for _, v := range x{
	if p(v){
		y = append(y, v)
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
n := 0
for _, v := range x {
	if p(v) {
		n++
	}
}
y := make([]T, 0, n)
for _, v := range x {
	if p(v) {
		y = append(y, v)
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
func filter[S ~[]T, T any](x S, p func(T) bool) S {
	var y S
	for _, v := range x {
		if p(v) {
			y = append(y, v)
		}
	}
	return y
}
Alternative implementation:
del := func(t *T) bool { return !p(t) }

y := slices.DeleteFunc(slices.Clone(x), del)
58
Create the string lines from the content of the file with filename f.
b, err := os.ReadFile(f)
if err != nil {
	// Handle error...
}
lines := string(b)
59
Print the message "x is negative" to standard error (stderr), with integer x value substitution (e.g. "-2 is negative").
fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, x, "is negative")
60
Assign to x the string value of the first command line parameter, after the program name.
x := os.Args[1]
61
Assign to the variable d the current date/time value, in the most standard type.
d := time.Now()
62
Set i to the first position of string y inside string x, if exists.

Specify if i should be regarded as a character index or as a byte index.

Explain the behavior when y is not contained in x.
i := strings.Index(x, y)
63
Assign to x2 the value of string x with all occurrences of y replaced by z.
Assume occurrences of y are not overlapping.
x2 := strings.Replace(x, y, z, -1)
Alternative implementation:
x2 := strings.ReplaceAll(x, y, z)
64
Assign to x the value 3^247
x := new(big.Int)
x.Exp(big.NewInt(3), big.NewInt(247), nil)
65
From the real value x in [0,1], create its percentage string representation s with one digit after decimal point. E.g. 0.15625 -> "15.6%"
s := fmt.Sprintf("%.1f%%", 100.0*x)
66
Calculate the result z of x power n, where x is a big integer and n is a positive integer.
nb := big.NewInt(int64(n))
var z big.Int
z.Exp(x, nb, nil)
67
Calculate binom(n, k) = n! / (k! * (n-k)!). Use an integer type able to handle huge numbers.
z := new(big.Int)
z.Binomial(n, k)
68
Create an object x to store n bits (n being potentially large).
var x *big.Int = new(big.Int)
Alternative implementation:
x := make([]bool, n)
Alternative implementation:
x := make([]uint64, (n+63)/64)
69
Use seed s to initialize a random generator.

If s is constant, the generator output will be the same each time the program runs. If s is based on the current value of the system clock, the generator output will be different each time.
r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(s))
Alternative implementation:
r := rand.New(rand.NewPCG(s, s))
70
Get the current datetime and provide it as a seed to a random generator. The generator sequence will be different at each run.
r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
71
Basic implementation of the Echo program: Print all arguments except the program name, separated by space, followed by newline.
The idiom demonstrates how to skip the first argument if necessary, concatenate arguments as strings, append newline and print it to stdout.
func main() {
    fmt.Println(strings.Join(os.Args[1:], " "))
}
73
Create a factory named fact for any sub class of Parent and taking exactly one string str as constructor parameter.
type ParentFactory func(string) Parent

var fact ParentFactory = func(str string) Parent {
	return Parent{
		name: str,
	}
}
74
Compute the greatest common divisor x of big integers a and b. Use an integer type able to handle huge numbers.
x.GCD(nil, nil, a, b)
75
Compute the least common multiple x of big integers a and b. Use an integer type able to handle huge numbers.
gcd.GCD(nil, nil, a, b)
x.Div(a, gcd).Mul(x, b)
76
Create the string s of integer x written in base 2.

E.g. 13 -> "1101"
s := strconv.FormatInt(x, 2)
Alternative implementation:
s := fmt.Sprintf("%b", x)
77
Declare a complex x and initialize it with value (3i - 2). Then multiply it by i.
x := 3i - 2
x *= 1i
78
Execute a block once, then execute it again as long as boolean condition c is true.
for{
   someThing()
   someOtherThing()
   if !c {
     break
   }
}
Alternative implementation:
for done := false; !done; {
	someThing()
	someOtherThing()
	done = !c()
}
79
Declare the floating point number y and initialize it with the value of the integer x .
y := float64(x)
80
Declare integer y and initialize it with the value of floating point number x . Ignore non-integer digits of x .
Make sure to truncate towards zero: a negative x must yield the closest greater integer (not lesser).
y := int(x)
81
Declare the integer y and initialize it with the rounded value of the floating point number x .
Ties (when the fractional part of x is exactly .5) must be rounded up (to positive infinity).
y := int(math.Floor(x + 0.5))
82
Find how many times string s contains substring t.
Specify if overlapping occurrences are counted.
x := strings.Count(s, t)
83
Declare the regular expression r matching the strings "http", "htttp", "httttp", etc.
r := regexp.MustCompile("htt+p")
84
Count number c of 1s in the integer i in base 2.

E.g. i=6 → c=2
func PopCountUInt64(i uint64) (c int) {
	i -= (i >> 1) & 0x5555555555555555
	i = (i>>2)&0x3333333333333333 + i&0x3333333333333333
	i += i >> 4
	i &= 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f
	i *= 0x0101010101010101
	return int(i >> 56)
}

func PopCountUInt32(i uint32) (n int) {
	i -= (i >> 1) & 0x55555555
	i = (i>>2)&0x33333333 + i&0x33333333
	i += i >> 4
	i &= 0x0f0f0f0f
	i *= 0x01010101
	return int(i >> 24)
}
Alternative implementation:
c := bits.OnesCount(i)
85
Write boolean function addingWillOverflow which takes two integers x, y and return true if (x+y) overflows.

An overflow may be above the max positive value, or below the min negative value.
func addingWillOverflow(x int, y int) bool {
	if x > 0 {
		return y > math.MaxInt-x
	}
	return y < math.MinInt-x
}
86
Write the boolean function multiplyWillOverflow which takes two integers x, y and returns true if (x*y) overflows.

An overflow may reach above the max positive value, or below the min negative value.
func multiplyWillOverflow(x, y uint64) bool {
   if x <= 1 || y <= 1 {
     return false
   }
   d := x * y
   return d/y != x
}
87
Exit immediately.
If some extra cleanup work is executed by the program runtime (not by the OS itself), describe it.
os.Exit(0)
88
Create a new bytes buffer buf of size 1,000,000.
buf := make([]byte, 1_000_000)
89
You've detected that the integer value of argument x passed to the current function is invalid. Write the idiomatic way to abort the function execution and signal the problem.
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid value for x: %v", x)
90
Expose a read-only integer x to the outside world while being writable inside a structure or a class Foo.
type Foo struct {
	x int
}

func (f *Foo) X() int {
	return f.x
}
91
Read from the file data.json and write its content into the object x.
Assume the JSON data is suitable for the type of x.
buffer, err := os.ReadFile("data.json")
if err != nil {
	return err
}
err = json.Unmarshal(buffer, &x)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
Alternative implementation:
r, err := os.Open(filename)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
decoder := json.NewDecoder(r)
err = decoder.Decode(&x)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
92
Write the contents of the object x into the file data.json.
buffer, err := json.MarshalIndent(x, "", "  ")
if err != nil {
	return err
}
err = os.WriteFile("data.json", buffer, 0644)
93
Implement the procedure control which receives one parameter f, and runs f.
func control(f func()) {
	f()
}
94
Print the name of the type of x. Explain if it is a static type or dynamic type.

This may not make sense in all languages.
fmt.Println(reflect.TypeOf(x))
Alternative implementation:
fmt.Printf("%T", x)
95
Assign to variable x the length (number of bytes) of the local file at path.
info, err := os.Stat(path)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
x := info.Size()
96
Set the boolean b to true if string s starts with prefix prefix, false otherwise.
b := strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix)
97
Set boolean b to true if string s ends with string suffix, false otherwise.
b := strings.HasSuffix(s, suffix)
98
Convert a timestamp ts (number of seconds in epoch-time) to a date with time d. E.g. 0 -> 1970-01-01 00:00:00
d := time.Unix(ts, 0)
99
Assign to the string x the value of the fields (year, month, day) of the date d, in format YYYY-MM-DD.
x := d.Format("2006-01-02")
100
Sort elements of array-like collection items, using a comparator c.
type ItemCSorter []Item
func (s ItemCSorter) Len() int           { return len(s) }
func (s ItemCSorter) Less(i, j int) bool { return c(s[i], s[j]) }
func (s ItemCSorter) Swap(i, j int)      { s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i] }

func sortItems(items []Item) {
	sorter := ItemCSorter(items)
	sort.Sort(sorter)
}
Alternative implementation:
type ItemsSorter struct {
	items []Item
	c     func(x, y Item) bool
}

func (s ItemsSorter) Len() int           { return len(s.items) }
func (s ItemsSorter) Less(i, j int) bool { return s.c(s.items[i], s.items[j]) }
func (s ItemsSorter) Swap(i, j int)      { s.items[i], s.items[j] = s.items[j], s.items[i] }

func sortItems(items []Item, c func(x, y Item) bool) {
	sorter := ItemsSorter{
		items,
		c,
	}
	sort.Sort(sorter)
}
Alternative implementation:
sort.Slice(items, func(i, j int) bool {
	return c(items[i], items[j])
})
Alternative implementation:
slices.SortFunc(items, c)
101
Make an HTTP request with method GET to the URL u, then store the body of the response in the string s.
res, err := http.Get(u)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
buffer, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
res.Body.Close()
if err != nil {
	return err
}
s := string(buffer)
102
Make an HTTP request with method GET to the URL u, then store the body of the response in the file result.txt. Try to save the data as it arrives if possible, without having all its content in memory at once.
out, err := os.Create("result.txt")
if err != nil {
	return err
}
defer out.Close()

resp, err := http.Get(u)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
defer func() {
	io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
	resp.Body.Close()
}()
if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
	return fmt.Errorf("Status: %v", resp.Status)
}

_, err = io.Copy(out, resp.Body)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
103
Read from the file data.xml and write its contents into the object x.
Assume the XML data is suitable for the type of x.
buffer, err := os.ReadFile("data.xml")
if err != nil {
	return err
}
err = xml.Unmarshal(buffer, &x)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
104
Write the contents of the object x into the file data.xml.
buffer, err := xml.MarshalIndent(x, "", "  ")
if err != nil {
	return err
}
err = os.WriteFile("data.xml", buffer, 0644)
105
1
path := os.Args[0]
s = filepath.Base(path)
Alternative implementation:
path, err := os.Executable()
if err != nil {
  panic(err)
}
s = filepath.Base(path)
106
Assign to string dir the path of the working directory.
(This is not necessarily the folder containing the executable itself)
dir, err := os.Getwd()
107
Assign to string dir the path of the folder containing the currently running executable.
(This is not necessarily the working directory, though.)
programPath := os.Args[0]
absolutePath, err := filepath.Abs(programPath)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
dir := filepath.Dir(absolutePath)
109
Set n to the number of bytes of a variable t (of type T).
var t T
tType := reflect.TypeOf(t)
n := tType.Size()
110
Set the boolean blank to true if the string s is empty, or null, or contains only whitespace ; false otherwise.
blank := strings.TrimSpace(s) == ""
111
From current process, run program x with command-line parameters "a", "b".
err := exec.Command("x", "a", "b").Run()
112
Print each key k with its value x from an associative array mymap, in ascending order of k.
keys := make([]string, 0, len(mymap))
for k := range mymap {
	keys = append(keys, k)
}
sort.Strings(keys)

for _, k := range keys {
	x := mymap[k]
	fmt.Println("Key =", k, ", Value =", x)
}
Alternative implementation:
keys := maps.Keys(mymap)
slices.Sort(keys)

for _, k := range keys {
	x := mymap[k]
	fmt.Println("Key =", k, ", Value =", x)
}
Alternative implementation:
keys := maps.Keys(mymap)
slices.SortFunc(keys, compare)

for _, k := range keys {
	x := mymap[k]
	fmt.Println("Key =", k, ", Value =", x)
}
113
Print each key k with its value x from an associative array mymap, in ascending order of x.
Multiple entries may exist for the same value x.
type entry struct {
	key   string
	value int
}

type entries []entry
func (list entries) Len() int { return len(list) }
func (list entries) Less(i, j int) bool { return list[i].value < list[j].value }
func (list entries) Swap(i, j int) { list[i], list[j] = list[j], list[i] }

entries := make(entries, 0, len(mymap))
for k, x := range mymap {
	entries = append(entries, entry{key: k, values: x})
}
sort.Sort(entries)

for _, e := range entries {
	fmt.Println("Key =", e.key, ", Value =", e.value)
}
Alternative implementation:
type entry struct {
	key   string
	value int
}

entries := make([]entry, 0, len(mymap))
for k, x := range mymap {
	entries = append(entries, entry{key: k, value: x})
}
sort.Slice(entries, func(i, j int) bool {
	return entries[i].value < entries[j].value
})

for _, e := range entries {
	fmt.Println("Key =", e.key, ", Value =", e.value)
}
114
Set boolean b to true if objects x and y contain the same values, recursively comparing all referenced elements in x and y.
Tell if the code correctly handles recursive types.
b := reflect.DeepEqual(x, y)
115
Set boolean b to true if date d1 is strictly before date d2 ; false otherwise.
b := d1.Before(d2)
116
Remove all occurrences of string w from string s1, and store the result in s2.
s2 := strings.Replace(s1, w, "", -1)
Alternative implementation:
s2 := strings.ReplaceAll(s1, w, "")
117
Set n to the number of elements of the list x.
n := len(x)
118
Create the set y from the list x.
x may contain duplicates. y is unordered and has no repeated values.
y := make(map[T]struct{}, len(x))
for _, v := range x {
	y[v] = struct{}{}
}
Alternative implementation:
func sliceToSet[T comparable](x []T) map[T]struct{} {
	y := make(map[T]struct{}, len(x))
	for _, v := range x {
		y[v] = struct{}{}
	}
	return y
}
119
Remove duplicates from the list x.
Explain if the original order is preserved.
y := make(map[T]struct{}, len(x))
for _, v := range x {
	y[v] = struct{}{}
}
x2 := make([]T, 0, len(y))
for _, v := range x {
	if _, ok := y[v]; ok {
		x2 = append(x2, v)
		delete(y, v)
	}
}
x = x2
Alternative implementation:
seen := make(map[T]bool)
j := 0
for _, v := range x {
	if !seen[v] {
		x[j] = v
		j++
		seen[v] = true
	}
}
x = x[:j]
Alternative implementation:
seen := make(map[T]bool)
j := 0
for _, v := range x {
	if !seen[v] {
		x[j] = v
		j++
		seen[v] = true
	}
}
for i := j; i < len(x); i++ {
	x[i] = nil
}
x = x[:j]
Alternative implementation:
func deduplicate[S ~[]T, T comparable](x S) S {
	seen := make(map[T]bool)
	j := 0
	for _, v := range x {
		if !seen[v] {
			x[j] = v
			j++
			seen[v] = true
		}
	}
	var zero T
	for i := j; i < len(x); i++ {
		// Avoid memory leak
		x[i] = zero
	}
	return x[:j]
}
Alternative implementation:
slices.Sort(x)
x = slices.Compact(x)
120
Read an integer value from the standard input into the variable n
_, err := fmt.Scan(&n)
Alternative implementation:
_, err := fmt.Scanf("%d", &n)
121
Listen UDP traffic on port p and read 1024 bytes into the buffer b.
ServerAddr,err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp",p)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
ServerConn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", ServerAddr)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
defer ServerConn.Close()
n,addr,err := ServerConn.ReadFromUDP(b[:1024])
if err != nil {
	return err
}
if n<1024 {
	return fmt.Errorf("Only %d bytes could be read.", n)
}
122
Create an enumerated type Suit with 4 possible values SPADES, HEARTS, DIAMONDS, CLUBS.
type Suit int

const (
  Spades Suit = iota
  Hearts
  Diamonds
  Clubs
)
123
Verify that predicate isConsistent returns true, otherwise report assertion violation.
Explain if the assertion is executed even in production environment or not.
if !isConsistent() {
	panic("State consistency violated")
}
124
Write the function binarySearch which returns the index of an element having the value x in the sorted array a, or -1 if no such element exists.
func binarySearch(a []T, x T) int {
	imin, imax := 0, len(a)-1
	for imin <= imax {
		imid := imin + (imax-imin) / 2
		switch {
		case a[imid] == x:
			return imid
		case a[imid] < x:
			imin = imid + 1
		default:
			imax = imid - 1
		}
	}
	return -1
}
Alternative implementation:
func binarySearch(a []int, x int) int {
	i := sort.SearchInts(a, x)
	if i < len(a) && a[i] == x {
		return i
	}
	return -1
}
Alternative implementation:
func binarySearch(a []T, x T) int {
	f := func(i int) bool { return a[i] >= x }
	i := sort.Search(len(a), f)
	if i < len(a) && a[i] == x {
		return i
	}
	return -1
}
Alternative implementation:
func binarySearch(a []T, x T) int {
	if i, ok := slices.BinarySearch(a, x); ok {
		return i
	} else {
		return -1
	}
}
125
measure the duration t, in nanoseconds, of a call to the function foo. Print this duration.
t1 := time.Now()
foo()
t := time.Since(t1)
ns := int64(t / time.Nanosecond)
fmt.Printf("%dns\n", ns)
Alternative implementation:
t1 := time.Now()
foo()
t := time.Since(t1)
ns := t.Nanoseconds()
fmt.Printf("%dns\n", ns)
126
Write a function foo that returns a string and a boolean value.
func foo() (string, bool) {
	return "Too good to be", true
}
127
Import the source code for the function foo body from a file "foobody.txt".
//go:embed foobody.txt
var s string

128
Call a function f on every node of a tree, in breadth-first prefix order
func (root *Tree) Bfs(f func(*Tree)) {
	if root == nil {
		return
	}
	queue := []*Tree{root}
	for len(queue) > 0 {
		t := queue[0]
		queue = queue[1:]
		f(t)
		queue = append(queue, t.Children...)
	}
}
129
Call the function f on every vertex accessible from the vertex start, in breadth-first prefix order
func (start *Vertex) Bfs(f func(*Vertex)) {
	queue := []*Vertex{start}
	seen := map[*Vertex]bool{start: true}
	for len(queue) > 0 {
		v := queue[0]
		queue = queue[1:]
		f(v)
		for next, isEdge := range v.Neighbours {
			if isEdge && !seen[next] {
				queue = append(queue, next)
				seen[next] = true
			}
		}
	}
}
130
Call th function f on every vertex accessible from the vertex v, in depth-first prefix order
func (v *Vertex) Dfs(f func(*Vertex), seen map[*Vertex]bool) {
	seen[v] = true
	f(v)
	for next, isEdge := range v.Neighbours {
		if isEdge && !seen[next] {
			next.Dfs(f, seen)
		}
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
func (v *Vertex[L]) Dfs(f func(*Vertex[L]), seen map[*Vertex[L]]bool) {
	seen[v] = true
	f(v)
	for next, isEdge := range v.Neighbours {
		if isEdge && !seen[next] {
			next.Dfs(f, seen)
		}
	}
}
131
Execute f1 if condition c1 is true, or else f2 if condition c2 is true, or else f3 if condition c3 is true.
Don't evaluate a condition when a previous condition was true.
switch {
case c1:
	f1()
case c2:
	f2()
case c3:
	f3()
}
132
Run the procedure f, and return the duration of the execution of f.
func clock(f func()) time.Duration {
	t := time.Now()
	f()
	return time.Since(t)
}
133
Set boolean ok to true if string word is contained in string s as a substring, even if the case doesn't match, or to false otherwise.
lowerS, lowerWord := strings.ToLower(s), strings.ToLower(word)
ok := strings.Contains(lowerS, lowerWord)
134
Declare and initialize a new list items, containing 3 elements a, b, c.
items := []T{a, b, c}
135
Remove at most 1 item from list items, having the value x.
This will alter the original list or return a new list, depending on which is more idiomatic.
If there are several occurrences of x in items, remove only one of them. If x is absent, keep items unchanged.
for i, y := range items {
	if y == x {
		items = append(items[:i], items[i+1:]...)
		break
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
for i, y := range items {
	if y == x {
		copy(items[i:], items[i+1:])
		items[len(items)-1] = nil
		items = items[:len(items)-1]
		break
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
func removeFirstByValue[S ~[]T, T comparable](items *S, x T) {
	for i, y := range *items {
		if y == x {
			*items = slices.Delete(*items, i, i+1)
			return
		}
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
func removeFirstByValue[S ~[]T, T comparable](items *S, x T) {
	if i := slices.Index(*items, x); i != -1 {
		*items = slices.Delete(*items, i, i+1)
	}
}
136
Remove all occurrences of the value x from list items.
This will alter the original list or return a new list, depending on which is more idiomatic.
items2 := make([]T, 0, len(items))
for _, v := range items {
	if v != x {
		items2 = append(items2, v)
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
j := 0
for i, v := range items {
	if v != x {
		items[j] = items[i]
		j++
	}
}
items = items[:j]
Alternative implementation:
j := 0
for i, v := range items {
	if v != x {
		items[j] = items[i]
		j++
	}
}
for k := j; k < len(items); k++ {
	items[k] = nil
}
items = items[:j]
Alternative implementation:
func removeAll[S ~[]T, T comparable](items *S, x T) {
	j := 0
	for i, v := range *items {
		if v != x {
			(*items)[j] = (*items)[i]
			j++
		}
	}
	var zero T
	for k := j; k < len(*items); k++ {
		(*items)[k] = zero
	}
	*items = (*items)[:j]
}
Alternative implementation:
items = slices.DeleteFunc(items, func(e T) bool {
	return e == x
})
137
Set the boolean b to true if the string s contains only characters in the range '0'..'9', false otherwise.
b := true
for _, c := range s {
	if c < '0' || c > '9' {
		b = false
		break
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
isNotDigit := func(c rune) bool { return c < '0' || c > '9' }
b := strings.ContainsFunc(s, isNotDigit) 
138
Create a new temporary file on the filesystem.
tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "")
139
Create a new temporary folder on filesystem, for writing.
dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
140
Delete from map m the entry having key k.

Explain what happens if k is not an existing key in m.
delete(m, k)
141
Iterate in sequence over the elements of the list items1 then items2. For each iteration print the element.
for _, v := range items1 {
	fmt.Println(v)
}
for _, v := range items2 {
	fmt.Println(v)
}
142
Assign to string s the hexadecimal representation (base 16) of integer x.

E.g. 999 -> "3e7"
s := strconv.FormatInt(x, 16)
Alternative implementation:
s := fmt.Sprintf("%x", x)
143
Iterate alternatively over the elements of the lists items1 and items2. For each iteration, print the element.

Explain what happens if items1 and items2 have different size.
for i := 0; i < len(items1) || i < len(items2); i++ {
	if i < len(items1) {
		fmt.Println(items1[i])
	}
	if i < len(items2) {
		fmt.Println(items2[i])
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
for i := range min(len(items1), len(items2)) {
	fmt.Println(items1[i])
	fmt.Println(items2[i])

}
144
Set boolean b to true if file at path fp exists on filesystem; false otherwise.

Beware that you should not do this and then in the next instruction assume the result is still valid, this is a race condition on any multitasking OS.
_, err := os.Stat(fp)
b := !os.IsNotExist(err)
145
Print message msg, prepended by current date and time.

Explain what behavior is idiomatic: to stdout or stderr, and what the date format is.
log.Println(msg)
146
Extract floating point value f from its string representation s
f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, 64)
147
Create string t from string s, keeping only ASCII characters
re := regexp.MustCompile("[[:^ascii:]]")
t := re.ReplaceAllLiteralString(s, "")
Alternative implementation:
t := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
	if r > unicode.MaxASCII {
		return -1
	}
	return r
}, s)
148
Read a list of integer numbers from the standard input, until EOF.
var ints []int
s := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
s.Split(bufio.ScanWords)
for s.Scan() {
	i, err := strconv.Atoi(s.Text())
	if err == nil {
		ints = append(ints, i)
	}
}
if err := s.Err(); err != nil {
	return err
}
149
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150
Remove the last character from the string p, if this character is a forward slash /
p = strings.TrimSuffix(p, "/")
151
Remove last character from string p, if this character is the file path separator of current platform.

Note that this also transforms unix root path "/" into the empty string!
sep := fmt.Sprintf("%c", os.PathSeparator)
p = strings.TrimSuffix(p, sep)
Alternative implementation:
sep := fmt.Sprintf("%c", filepath.Separator)
p = strings.TrimSuffix(p, sep)
152
Create string s containing only the character c.
s := fmt.Sprintf("%c", c)
153
Create the string t as the concatenation of the string s and the integer i.
t := fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", s, i)
Alternative implementation:
t := s + strconv.Itoa(i)
154
Find color c, the average between colors c1, c2.

c, c1, c2 are strings of hex color codes: 7 chars, beginning with a number sign # .
Assume linear computations, ignore gamma corrections.
r1, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c1[1:3], 16, 0)
r2, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c2[1:3], 16, 0)
r := (r1 + r2) / 2

g1, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c1[3:5], 16, 0)
g2, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c2[3:5], 16, 0)
g := (g1 + g2) / 2

b1, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c1[5:7], 16, 0)
b2, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c2[5:7], 16, 0)
b := (b1 + b2) / 2

c := fmt.Sprintf("#%02X%02X%02X", r, g, b)
Alternative implementation:
var buf [7]byte
buf[0] = '#'
for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
	sub1 := c1[1+2*i : 3+2*i]
	sub2 := c2[1+2*i : 3+2*i]
	v1, _ := strconv.ParseInt(sub1, 16, 0)
	v2, _ := strconv.ParseInt(sub2, 16, 0)
	v := (v1 + v2) / 2
	sub := fmt.Sprintf("%02X", v)
	copy(buf[1+2*i:3+2*i], sub)
}
c := string(buf[:])
155
Delete from filesystem the file having path filepath.
err := os.Remove(filepath)
156
Assign to the string s the value of the integer i in 3 decimal digits. Pad with zeros if i < 100. Keep all digits if i1000.
s := fmt.Sprintf("%03d", i)
157
Initialize a constant planet with string value "Earth".
const planet = "Earth"
158
Create a new list y from randomly picking exactly k elements from list x.

It is assumed that x has at least k elements.
Each element must have same probability to be picked.
Each element from x must be picked at most once.
Explain if the original ordering is preserved or not.
y := make([]T, k)
perm := rand.Perm(len(x))
for i, v := range perm[:k] {
	y[i] = x[v]
}
159
Define a Trie data structure, where entries have an associated value.
(Not all nodes are entries)
type Trie struct {
	c        rune
	children map[rune]*Trie
	isEntry  bool
	value    V
}
160
Execute f32() if platform is 32-bit, or f64() if platform is 64-bit.
This can be either a compile-time condition (depending on target) or a runtime detection.
if strconv.IntSize==32 {
	f32()
}
if strconv.IntSize==64 {
	f64()
}
161
Multiply all the elements of the list elements by a constant c
for i := range elements {
	elements[i] *= c
}
162
execute bat if b is a program option and fox if f is a program option.
var b = flag.Bool("b", false, "Do bat")
var f = flag.Bool("f", false, "Do fox")

func main() {
	flag.Parse()
	if *b {
		bar()
	}
	if *f {
		fox()
	}
}
163
Print all the list elements, two by two, assuming list length is even.
for i := 0; i+1 < len(list); i += 2 {
	fmt.Println(list[i], list[i+1])
}
164
Open the URL s in the default browser.
Set the boolean b to indicate whether the operation was successful.
b := open.Start(s) == nil
Alternative implementation:
var err error
switch runtime.GOOS {
case "linux":
	err = exec.Command("xdg-open", s).Start()
case "windows":
	err = exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", s).Start()
case "darwin":
	err = exec.Command("open", s).Start()
default:
	err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform")
}
b := err == nil
165
Assign to the variable x the last element of the list items.
x := items[len(items)-1]
166
Create the list ab containing all the elements of the list a, followed by all the elements of the list b.
ab := append(a, b...)
Alternative implementation:
var ab []T
ab = append(append(ab, a...), b...)
Alternative implementation:
ab := make([]T, len(a)+len(b))
copy(ab, a)
copy(ab[len(a):], b)
167
Create the string t consisting of the string s with its prefix p removed (if s starts with p).
t := strings.TrimPrefix(s, p)
168
Create string t consisting of string s with its suffix w removed (if s ends with w).
t := strings.TrimSuffix(s, w)
169
Assign to the integer n the number of characters of the string s.
Make sure that multibyte characters are properly handled.
n can be different from the number of bytes of s.
n := utf8.RuneCountInString(s)
170
Set n to the number of elements stored in mymap.

This is not always equal to the map capacity.
n := len(mymap)
171
Append the element x to the list s.
s = append(s, x)
172
Insert value v for key k in map m.
m[k] = v
173
Number will be formatted with a comma separator between every group of thousands.
p := message.NewPrinter(language.English)
s := p.Sprintf("%d\n", 1000)
174
Make a HTTP request with method POST to the URL u
response, err := http.Post(u, contentType, body)
Alternative implementation:
response, err := http.PostForm(u, formValues)
175
From the array a of n bytes, build the equivalent hex string s of 2n digits.
Each byte (256 possible values) is encoded as two hexadecimal characters (16 possible values per digit).
s := hex.EncodeToString(a)
Alternative implementation:
s := fmt.Sprintf("%x", a)
176
From hex string s of 2n digits, build the equivalent array a of n bytes.
Each pair of hexadecimal characters (16 possible values per digit) is decoded into one byte (256 possible values).
a, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
177
Construct a list L that contains all filenames that have the extension ".jpg" , ".jpeg" or ".png" in directory D and all its subdirectories.
L := []string{}
err := filepath.Walk(D, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Printf("failure accessing a path %q: %v\n", path, err)
		return err
	}
	for _, ext := range []string{".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png"} {
		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ext) {
			L = append(L, path)
			break
		}
	}
	return nil
})
178
Set boolean b to true if if the point with coordinates (x,y) is inside the rectangle with coordinates (x1,y1,x2,y2) , or to false otherwise.
Describe if the edges are considered to be inside the rectangle.
p := image.Pt(x, y)
r := image.Rect(x1, y1, x2, y2)
b := p.In(r)
179
Return the center c of the rectangle with coördinates(x1,y1,x2,y2)
c := image.Pt((x1+x2)/2, (y1+y2)/2)
180
Create the list x containing the contents of the directory d.

x may contain files and subfolders.
No recursive subfolder listing.
x, err := os.ReadDir(d)
182
Output the source of the current program. A quine is a computer program that takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output.

Reading the source file from disk is cheating.
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	fmt.Printf("%s%c%s%c\n", s, 0x60, s, 0x60)
}

var s = `package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	fmt.Printf("%s%c%s%c\n", s, 0x60, s, 0x60)
}

var s = `
183
Make a HTTP request with method PUT to the URL u
req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", u, body)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", contentType)
req.ContentLength = contentLength
response, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
184
Assign to t a string representing the day, month and year of the day after the current date.
t := time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour).Format("2006-01-02")
185
Schedule the execution of f(42) in 30 seconds.
timer := time.AfterFunc(
	30*time.Second,
	func() {
		f(42)
	})
Alternative implementation:
go func() {
	time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
	f(42)
}()
186
Exit a program cleanly indicating no error to OS
os.Exit(0)
Alternative implementation:
defer os.Exit(0)
188
Perform matrix multiplication of a real matrix a with nx rows and ny columns, a real matrix b with ny rows and nz columns and assign the value to a real matrix c with nx rows and nz columns.
c := new(mat.Dense)
c.Mul(a, b)
189
Produce a new list y containing the result of the function T applied to all elements e of the list x that match the predicate P.
var y []Result
for _, e := range x {
	if P(e) {
		y = append(y, T(e))
	}
}
190
Declare an external C function with the prototype

void foo(double *a, int n);

and call it, passing an array (or a list) of size 10 to a and 10 to n.

Use only standard features of your language.
// void foo(double *a, int n);
// double a[] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9};
import "C"

C.foo(C.a, 10)
191
Given a one-dimensional array a, check if any value is larger than x, and execute the procedure f if that is the case
for _, v := range a {
	if v > x {
		f()
		break
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
if slices.ContainsFunc(a, func(i int) bool {
	return i > x
}) {
	f()
}
192
Declare a real variable a with at least 20 digits; if the type does not exist, issue an error at compile time.
a, _, err := big.ParseFloat("123456789.123456789123465789", 10, 200, big.ToZero)
195
Pass an array a of real numbers to the procedure (resp. function) foo. Output the size of the array, and the sum of all its elements when each element is multiplied with the array indices i and j (assuming they start from one).
func foo(a [][]int) {
	fmt.Println("array is ", len(a)[0], " x ", len(a))
	x := 0
	for i, v1 := range a {
		for j, v2 := range v1 {
			x += v2*(i+1)*(j+1)
		}
	}
	fmt.Println("result: ", x)
}
197
Retrieve the contents of file at path into a list of strings lines, in which each element is a line of the file.
func readLines(path string) ([]string, error) {
	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	lines := strings.Split(string(b), "\n")
	return lines, nil
}
Alternative implementation:
func readLines(path string) ([][]byte, error) {
	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	lines := bytes.Split(b, []byte{'\n'})
	return lines, nil
}
Alternative implementation:
func readLines(path string) ([]string, error) {
	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	lines := slices.Collect(strings.Lines(string(b)))
	return lines, nil
}
198
Abort program execution with error condition x (where x is an integer value)
os.Exit(x)
199
Truncate a file F at the given file position.
err := os.Truncate(F, position)
200
Compute the hypotenuse h of the triangle where the sides adjacent to the square angle have lengths x and y.
h := math.Hypot(x, y)
201
Calculate n, the Euclidean norm of data, where data is a list of floating point values.
func Euclidean(data []float64) float64 {
	n := 0.0
	for _, val := range data {
		n += val * val
	}
	return math.Sqrt(n)
202
Calculate the sum of squares s of data, an array of floating point values.
var s float64
for _, d := range data {
	s += math.Pow(d, 2)
}
203
Calculate the mean m and the standard deviation s of the list of floating point values data.
m, s := stat.MeanStdDev(data, nil)
204
Given a real number a, print the fractional part and the exponent of the internal representation of that number. For 3.14, this should print (approximately)

0.785 2
fmt.Println(math.Frexp(a))
205
Read an environment variable with the name "FOO" and assign it to the string variable foo. If it does not exist or if the system does not support environment variables, assign a value of "none".
foo, ok := os.LookupEnv("FOO")
if !ok {
	foo = "none"
}
Alternative implementation:
foo := os.Getenv("FOO")
if foo == "" {
	foo = "none"
}
Alternative implementation:
foo := cmp.Or(os.Getenv("FOO"), "none")
206
Execute different procedures foo, bar, baz and barfl if the string str contains the name of the respective procedure. Do it in a way natural to the language.
switch str {
case "foo":
	foo()
case "bar":
	bar()
case "baz":
	baz()
case "barfl":
	barfl()
}
207
Allocate a list a containing n elements (n assumed to be too large for a stack) that is automatically deallocated when the program exits the scope it is declared in.
a := make([]T, n)
208
Given the arrays a,b,c,d of equal length and the scalar e, calculate a = e*(a+b*c+cos(d)).
Store the results in a.
func applyFormula(a, b, c, d []float64, e float64) {
	for i, v := range a {
		a[i] = e * (v + b[i] + c[i] + math.Cos(d[i]))
	}
}
209
Declare a type t which contains a string s and an integer array n with variable size, and allocate a variable v of type t. Allocate v.s and v.n and set them to the values "Hello, world!" for s and [1,4,9,16,25], respectively. Deallocate v, automatically deallocating v.s and v.n (no memory leaks).
type t struct {
	s string
	n []int
}

v := t{
	s: "Hello, world!",
	n: []int{1, 4, 9, 16, 25},
}
210
Assign, at runtime, the compiler version and the options the program was compiled with to variables version and options, respectively, and print them. For interpreted languages, substitute the version of the interpreter.

Example output:

GCC version 10.0.0 20190914 (experimental)
-mtune=generic -march=x86-64
version := runtime.Version()
211
Create the folder at path on the filesystem
err := os.Mkdir(path, os.ModeDir)
Alternative implementation:
err := os.MkdirAll(path, os.ModeDir)
212
Set the boolean b to true if path exists on the filesystem and is a directory; false otherwise.
info, err := os.Stat(path)
b := !os.IsNotExist(err) && info.IsDir()
214
Append extra character c at the end of string s to make sure its length is at least m.
The length is the number of characters, not the number of bytes.
if n := utf8.RuneCountInString(s); n < m {
	s += strings.Repeat(c, m-n)
}
215
Prepend extra character c at the beginning of string s to make sure its length is at least m.
The length is the number of characters, not the number of bytes.
if n := utf8.RuneCountInString(s); n < m {
	s = strings.Repeat(c, m-n) + s
}
216
Add the extra character c at the beginning and ending of string s to make sure its length is at least m.
After the padding the original content of s should be at the center of the result.
The length is the number of characters, not the number of bytes.

E.g. with s="abcd", m=10 and c="X" the result should be "XXXabcdXXX".
n := utf8.RuneCountInString(s)
if n < m {
	nleft := (m - n) / 2
	nright := (m - n) - nleft
	left, right := strings.Repeat(string(c), nleft), strings.Repeat(string(c), nright)
	s = left + s + right
}
217
Create a zip-file with filename name and add the files listed in list to that zip-file.
buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
w := zip.NewWriter(buf)
for _, filename := range list {
	input, err := os.Open(filename)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	output, err := w.Create(filename)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	_, err = io.Copy(output, input)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
}

err := w.Close()
if err != nil {
	return err
}

err = os.WriteFile(name, buf.Bytes(), 0777)
if err != nil {
	return err
}
218
Create the list c containing all unique elements that are contained in both lists a and b.
c should not contain any duplicates, even if a and b do.
The order of c doesn't matter.
seta := make(map[T]bool, len(a))
for _, x := range a {
	seta[x] = true
}
setb := make(map[T]bool, len(a))
for _, y := range b {
	setb[y] = true
}

var c []T
for x := range seta {
	if setb[x] {
		c = append(c, x)
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
func intersection[S ~[]T, T comparable](a, b S) S {
	seta := make(map[T]bool, len(a))
	for _, x := range a {
		seta[x] = true
	}
	setb := make(map[T]bool, len(b))
	for _, y := range b {
		setb[y] = true
	}

	var c S
	for x := range seta {
		if setb[x] {
			c = append(c, x)
		}
	}
	return c
}
Alternative implementation:
func intersection[S ~[]T, T comparable](a, b S) S {
	s, l := a, b
	if len(b) < len(a) {
		s, l = b, a
	}

	set := make(map[T]struct{}, len(s))
	for _, x := range s {
		set[x] = struct{}{}
	}

	c := make(S, 0, len(s))
	for _, x := range l {
		if _, found := set[x]; found {
			c = append(c, x)
			delete(set, x)
		}
	}
	return c
}
219
Create the string t from the value of string s with each sequence of spaces replaced by a single space.

Explain if only the space characters will be replaced, or the other whitespaces as well: tabs, newlines.
whitespaces := regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`)
t := whitespaces.ReplaceAllString(s, " ")
220
Create t consisting of 3 values having different types.

Explain if the elements of t are strongly typed or not.
t := []any{
	2.5,
	"hello",
	make(chan int),
}
Alternative implementation:
a, b, c := 2.5, "hello", make(chan int)
221
Create string t from string s, keeping only digit characters 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
re := regexp.MustCompile("[^\\d]")
t := re.ReplaceAllLiteralString(s, "")
222
Set i to the first index in list items at which the element x can be found, or -1 if items does not contain x.
i := -1
for j, e := range items {
	if e == x {
		i = j
		break
	}
}
Alternative implementation:
i := slices.Index(items, x)
223
Loop through list items checking a condition. Do something else if no matches are found.

A typical use case is looping through a series of containers looking for one that matches a condition. If found, an item is inserted; otherwise, a new container is created.

These are mostly used as an inner nested loop, and in a location where refactoring inner logic into a separate function reduces clarity.
for _, item := range items {
    if item == "baz" {
        fmt.Println("found it")
        goto exit
    }
}
{
    fmt.Println("not found")
}
exit:
224
Insert the element x at the beginning of the list items.
items = append([]T{x}, items...)
Alternative implementation:
items = append(items, x)
copy(items[1:], items)
items[0] = x
Alternative implementation:
func prepend[S ~[]T, T any](items *S, x ...T) {
	*items = append(x, *items...)
}
Alternative implementation:
func prepend[S ~[]T, T any](items *S, x ...T) {
	*items = append(*items, x...)
	copy((*items)[len(x):], *items)
	copy(*items, x)
}
225
Declare an optional integer argument x to procedure f, printing out "Present" and its value if it is present, "Not present" otherwise
func f(x ...int) {
	if len(x) > 0 {
		println("Present", x[0])
	} else {
		println("Not present")
	}
}
226
Remove the last element from the list items.
items = items[:len(items)-1]
Alternative implementation:
items = slices.Delete(items, len(items)-1, len(items))
227
Create the new list y containing the same elements as the list x.

Subsequent modifications of y must not affect x (except for the contents referenced by the elements themselves if they contain pointers).
y := make([]T, len(x))
copy(y, x)
Alternative implementation:
y := slices.Clone(x)
228
Copy the file at path src to dst.
func copy(dst, src string) error {
	data, err := os.ReadFile(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	stat, err := os.Stat(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return os.WriteFile(dst, data, stat.Mode())
}
Alternative implementation:
func copy(dst, src string) error {
	data, err := os.ReadFile(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	stat, err := os.Stat(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	err = os.WriteFile(dst, data, stat.Mode())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return os.Chmod(dst, stat.Mode())
}
Alternative implementation:
func copy(dst, src string) error {
	f, err := os.Open(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer f.Close()
	stat, err := f.Stat()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	g, err := os.OpenFile(dst, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, stat.Mode())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer g.Close()
	_, err = io.Copy(g, f)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return os.Chmod(dst, stat.Mode())
}
229
Interrupt an ongoing processing p.
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
go p(ctx)

somethingElse()

cancel()
230
Cancel an ongoing processing p if it has not finished after 5s.
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
p(ctx)
231
Set b to true if the byte sequence s consists entirely of valid UTF-8 character code points, false otherwise.
b := utf8.Valid(s)
232
Print "verbose is true" if the flag -v was passed to the program command line, "verbose is false" otherwise.
var verbose = flag.Bool("v", false, "verbose")
flag.Parse()
fmt.Println("verbose is", *verbose)
233
Print the value of the flag -country passed to the program command line, or the default value "Canada" if no such flag was passed.
var country = flag.String("country", "Canada", "user home country")
flag.Parse()
fmt.Println("country is", *country)
234
Assign to the string s the standard base64 encoding of the byte array data, as specified by RFC 4648.
s := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(data)
235
Assign to byte array data the bytes represented by the base64 string s, as specified by RFC 4648.
data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(s)
236
Initialize a quotient q = a/b of arbitrary precision. a and b are large integers.
q := new(big.Rat)
q.SetString(str)
Alternative implementation:
q := new(big.Rat)
q.SetFrac(a, b)
Alternative implementation:
q := big.NewRat(a, b)
237
Assign to c the result of (a xor b)
c := a ^ b
Alternative implementation:
c := new(big.Int)
c.Xor(a, b)
238
Write in a new byte array c the xor result of byte arrays a and b.

a and b have the same size.
c := make([]byte, len(a))
for i := range a {
	c[i] = a[i] ^ b[i]
}
Alternative implementation:
var c T
for i := range a {
	c[i] = a[i] ^ b[i]
}
239
Assign to string x the first word of string s consisting of exactly 3 digits, or the empty string if no such match exists.

A word containing more digits, or 3 digits as a substring fragment, must not match.
re := regexp.MustCompile(`\b\d\d\d\b`)
x := re.FindString(s)
240
Lists a and b have the same length. Apply the same permutation to a and b to have them sorted based on the values of a.
type sorter struct {
	k []K
	t []T
}

func (s *sorter) Len() int {
	return len(s.k)
}

func (s *sorter) Swap(i, j int) {
	s.k[i], s.k[j] = s.k[j], s.k[i]
	s.t[i], s.t[j] = s.t[j], s.t[i]
}

func (s *sorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
	return s.k[i] < s.k[j]
}

sort.Sort(&sorter{
	k: a,
	t: b,
})
241
Explicitly decrease the priority of the current process, so that other execution threads have a better chance to execute now. Then resume normal execution and call the function busywork.
runtime.Gosched()
busywork()
242
Call a function f on each element e of a set x.
for e := range x {
	f(e)
}
243
Print the contents of the list or array a on the standard output.
fmt.Println(a)
244
Print the contents of the map m to the standard output: keys and values.
fmt.Println(m)
Alternative implementation:
fmt.Printf("%q", m)
245
Print the value of object x having custom type T, for log or debug.
fmt.Println(x)
246
Set c to the number of distinct elements in the list items.
distinct := make(map[T]bool)
for _, v := range items {
	distinct[v] = true
}
c := len(distinct)
Alternative implementation:
func count[T comparable](items []T) int {
	distinct := make(map[T]bool)
	for _, v := range items {
		distinct[v] = true
	}
	return len(distinct)
}
247
Remove all the elements from list x that don't satisfy the predicate p, without allocating a new list.
Keep all the elements that do satisfy p.

For languages that don't have mutable lists, refer to idiom #57 instead.
j := 0
for i, v := range x {
	if p(v) {
		x[j] = x[i]
		j++
	}
}
x = x[:j]
Alternative implementation:
j := 0
for i, v := range x {
	if p(v) {
		x[j] = x[i]
		j++
	}
}
for k := j; k < len(x); k++ {
	x[k] = nil
}
x = x[:j]
Alternative implementation:
func Filter[S ~[]T, T any](x *S, p func(T) bool) {
	j := 0
	for i, v := range *x {
		if p(v) {
			(*x)[j] = (*x)[i]
			j++
		}
	}
	var zero T
	for k := j; k < len(*x); k++ {
		(*x)[k] = zero
	}
	*x = (*x)[:j]
}
Alternative implementation:
del := func(t *T) bool { return !p(t) }

x = slices.DeleteFunc(x, del)
248
Construct the "double precision" (64-bit) floating point number d from the mantissa m, the exponent e and the sign flag s (true means the sign is negative).
if s {
	m = -m
}
d := math.Ldexp(m, e)
249
Define variables a, b and c in a concise way.
Explain if they need to have the same type.
a, b, c := 42, "hello", 5.0
250
Choose a value x from map m.
m must not be empty. Ignore the keys.
func pick(m map[K]V) V {
	k := rand.Intn(len(m))
	i := 0
	for _, x := range m {
		if i == k {
			return x
		}
		i++
	}
	panic("unreachable")
}
Alternative implementation:
func pick(m map[K]V) V {
	k := rand.Intn(len(m))
	for _, x := range m {
		if k == 0 {
			return x
		}
		k--
	}
	panic("unreachable")
}
Alternative implementation:
func pick[K comparable, V any](m map[K]V) V {
	k := rand.Intn(len(m))
	i := 0
	for _, x := range m {
		if i == k {
			return x
		}
		i++
	}
	panic("unreachable")
}
Alternative implementation:
import "sync"

var mu sync.RWMutex

func pick(m map[int]any) any {
	mu.RLock()
	defer mu.RUnlock()
	for _, v := range m {
		return v
	}
	return nil
}
251
Extract integer value i from its binary string representation s (in radix 2)
E.g. "1101" -> 13
i, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 2, 0)