Basic Requirements for a Go Environment
Explore the essential requirements of a Go programming environment. Understand the key features your editor or IDE should have, such as syntax highlighting, debugging tools, code navigation, compiler integration, and cross-platform support, to effectively develop Go applications.
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Desired functionalities
What can you expect from an environment that you can accomplish with a simple text editor and the compiler/link tools on the command-line? Here is an extensive list of desired functionalities:
- Syntax highlighting: this is, of course, crucial, and every environment cited provides a configuration—or settings files for this purpose—preferably different color-schemes (also customizable) should be available.
- Automatic saving of code, at least before compiling.
- Line numbering of code
- Good overview and navigation in the codebase must be possible; different source-files can be kept open.
- Setting bookmarks in code is