GNU/Emacs go-mode
Emacs mode for the Go programming language (by dominikh)
vscode-go
Go extension for Visual Studio Code (by golang)
| GNU/Emacs go-mode | vscode-go | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 41 | |
| 1,422 | 4,071 | |
| 1.0% | 1.0% | |
| 3.7 | 8.9 | |
| 4 months ago | 7 days ago | |
| Emacs Lisp | TypeScript | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
GNU/Emacs go-mode
Posts with mentions or reviews of GNU/Emacs go-mode.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-25.
- go-mode.el: Emacs mode for the Go programming language
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setting up emacs for go programming language
It seems that most Go utilities have been submerged into gopls, the LSP server. So a lot of older websites that suggest how to configure go-mode might be outdated, because of the cultural shift away from the unix-ish little, collaborative utilities approach. This means you will need a LSP client -- the Go project has some documentation on that. I'd strongly recommend Eglot, if you are uncertain what to use(0). This page explains how to install gopls with your Go toolchain.
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Is there an emacs equivalent of "Dash.app" ?
I haven't used Dash, so I don't know the specifics of what it works, but if it works like running pydoc or godoc or whatever Java has inside your text editor, here is a plugin for pydoc inside emacs and here's another for godoc (as part of a larger mode for go). I just tested godoc and it seems to work fine, if a little too basic.
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How can I use the Go language on emacs?
This question makes very little sense to be honest. Try using spacemacs. It has a go language server runner. Otherwise try this https://github.com/dominikh/go-mode.el
vscode-go
Posts with mentions or reviews of vscode-go.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-06-03.
- Syntactic Support for Error Handling
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VSCode-go: Increase the Go telemetry prompt rate to 200%
heh, comments are where business rules go to die https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/blob/v0.43.4/extension/s... A mere 5 lines away from the line it was trying to tie itself to, they really should have put the TODO on the source of the change, not the effect of the change
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Mastering Golang Debugging in Emacs
vscode-go/docs/debugging.md at master · golang/vscode-go
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Zed Editor automatically downloads binaries and NPM packages without consent
What if one language server adds a function to use your code for AI training?
Vscode installs tons of other crap beside the language server itself. And the language server alone has a quite long list of dependencies
https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/blob/master/extension/go...
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Error handling in Go web apps shouldn't be so awkward
Goland collapses this to a single line, and vscode is looking into it too.
https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/issues/2311
It papers over the issue, but helps some.
- The Loneliness of the Mid-Level Vimmer
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How to disable the automatic syntax checking in the Go extension in VS Code?
A quick search of the settings turns up go.languageServerExperimentalFeatures, which links to https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/issues/50
- TIL Goland can run specific cases on table driven tests
- VSCode Does not support Refactoring
- What's the most commonly used IDE for golang development ?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing GNU/Emacs go-mode and vscode-go you can also consider the following projects:
Go for Visual Studio Code
goimports-reviser - Right imports sorting & code formatting tool (goimports alternative)
vim-go - Go development plugin for Vim
Local Golang playground - GNU/Emacs mode that setup local Go playground for code snippets like play.golang.org or even better :)
GoSublime - A Golang plugin collection for SublimeText 3, providing code completion and other IDE-like features.
go-plus - An Enhanced Go Experience For The Atom Editor