Philippe Gaultier • 11/21/2025

A million ways to die from a data race in Go

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This article provides a detailed analysis of various patterns that lead to data races in Go, including accidental variable capture in closures, misuse of http.Client, improper mutex lifetimes, and concurrent access to standard library containers. It explains the serious consequences of these races, referencing the Go memory model, and offers practical fixes and learnings to help developers write safer concurrent code.

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