goapp VS golang-standards/project-layout

2022 update. At the time of writing this update, it's been over a year since I published this article. At the end of this article I promise a part two, which I must admit, will probably never come for a couple of reasons. I no longer use this structure (I still think this article gives people some help to get going, but would like to update it at one point. I suggest you checkout this repo. Secondly, in regards to integration testing, I've just relased a full-length article about it which you can find here.

I wrote this article a year ago and there is much I would change about it today. I still post it because I think there are something to be learned from this, at least to get a end 2 end description of one way to structure Go applications. There are many other options, and today I would suggest that you check out this repository.

Also regarding how you organise the code you could check out https://github.com/bnkamalesh/goapp

I've been using https://github.com/bnkamalesh/webgo for all my projects. Also, I follow https://github.com/bnkamalesh/goapp to organize code

https://awesome-go.com is a good place for aggregated resources. Also regarding code organization, I've done something, which l follow till date, https://github.com/bnkamalesh/goapp

I've been using this for a while now, (Goapp)[https://github.com/bnkamalesh/goapp]

I've been using goapp for a long while now

in which case, you might like this one

cmd: here where we will leave the main.go that starts our app.

> https://github.com/golang-standards/project-layout

The name of the repo is really and intentionally misleading. rsc filled an issue there to point this out, but the repo maintainer just disabled issues altogether so now no one can see it.

Even when it would not have such parasitic name, many seasoned Go programmers, me included, consider the self-proclaimed "Standard Go project Layout" as the opposite of what is good and advisable.

Unfortunately, the name just works, so it is being recommended all over the Internet since its inception.

Your comment makes it look as if you're saying you hate the Go development team, but it seems that isn't the case.

I get a little of what you're saying, I wouldn't say I hate anyone, but I strongly dislike how a lot of projects are organized. I think a lot stems from https://github.com/golang-standards/project-layout , which pretended to be standard and was so (ab)used one of the creators opened an issue about it. If you look at the actual Go src, it's much, much cleaner.

So you don't get blind sided for self proclaimed "standards" that are not

I am writing a project that has two components: a CLI and a library. I've organised the project as follows (as per organisation instructions):

Familiarity with the standard Golang project structure, which you can find here.

I've been learning how to build web applications using different frameworks and languages for a while now, such as Laravel with its MVC architecture and Node.js following the 'Hapi.js Way'. As I'm trying to create a new portfolio project using Go, I found myself contemplating over the ideal project structure. I wanted something that not only aligns with the standard Go project layout, but also makes the code both easy to write and understand. That's when I stumbled upon the concept of Hexagonal Architecture, as showcased in Netflix's engineering blog. The idea of seamlessly swapping infrastructures with minimal code changes fascinated me, and I decided to implement it in my new project.