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Variable Shadowing

Explore the concept of variable shadowing in Go and understand why it can cause hard-to-detect bugs. Learn techniques to avoid shadowing by writing clear variable declarations and using early exits in functions. This lesson helps you identify shadowing issues and apply strategies to write cleaner, more reliable Go code.

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Variable shadowing

Sadly, variable shadowing is allowed in Go. It is something you need to constantly watch out for as it can cause issues that are hard to spot.

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