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Jun 11, 2026 · Fundamentals

8 Subtle Go Language Details You Might Not Know

This article walks through eight often‑overlooked Go features—including direct integer iteration in Go 1.22, the ~T generic constraint, UTF‑8 string length pitfalls, nil‑interface quirks, nil‑pointer method calls, proper timer usage with contexts, zero‑size struct semaphores, and the JSON "-" tag—showing concrete code examples and the reasoning behind each behavior.