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May 22, 2024 · Backend Development

Using xgo for Monkey Patching, Mocking, Tracing, and Incremental Coverage in Go

This article introduces the xgo tool for Go, explains its cross‑platform monkey‑patching capabilities, demonstrates how to write unit tests with mock.Patch, shows installation, usage of Trap, Trace, and incremental coverage features, and evaluates its advantages and drawbacks for backend development.