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Buffer Channel

Explore the concept of buffered channels in Go to understand how they help manage concurrent execution by allowing multiple values to be stored without immediate blocking. Learn how to declare and use buffered channels, their FIFO behavior, and how they differ from unbuffered channels. This lesson helps you control flow in concurrent programs by balancing capacity and length, improving efficiency and synchronization.

Overview of the buffer channel

In Golang, to get around the blocking nature of the channel, we can use a buffer channel. Keep in mind that the blocking nature occurs in the buffer channel when the buffer capacity is full.

A channel without any capacity is also called an unbuffered channel. In other words, it indicates that sends are only accepted if ...