Help AI Coding Agents Write Up-To-Date Code With Modern Golang Skills - The JetBrains Blog
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Modern Go Guidelines is an open-source GoLand project designed to help AI coding agents generate current, version-compatible Go code by supplying targeted guidance for language and standard-library features from Go 1.0 through Go 1.27. The tool reads the Go version specified in a project’s go.mod file and exposes only applicable recommendations, preventing agents from suggesting unsupported features while reducing unnecessary context. Its CLI uses a progressive-disclosure model: the list command provides concise relevant rules, while explain supplies detailed descriptions and before-and-after examples for selected guidelines. Covered practices include modern alternatives such as slices.Contains, min and max, sync.WaitGroup.Go, errors.AsType, and newer string and byte utilities, complementing automated migration tools like go fix by helping agents write modern patterns initially. Available through a marketplace plugin or local repository integration, it requires a local Go toolchain, installs its command-line component into a cache, and does not modify the user’s project.
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