Go Development Architecture Practice

Apr 20, 2026 · Fundamentals

Why Go Struct Pointers Boost Performance: Deep Dive and Best Practices

This article explains how Go struct pointers work, compares value and pointer passing with concrete code examples, demonstrates memory and speed benefits for large structs, shows how to use pointers in function parameters and interfaces, and provides best‑practice guidelines and a real‑world case study showing up to 70% memory savings and 40% speed gains.