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Mastering CLI Development in Go: Building Robust Tools with Cobra and Viper

·1766 words·9 mins
Go Basics DevOps Software Architecture Golang Cobra Cli Viper Automation Best Practices Software-Design
Introduction # In the landscape of modern software engineering, the Command Line Interface (CLI) remains the undisputed king of developer productivity. Whether you are building internal platform tooling, managing microservices, or distributing public utilities, a robust CLI is often the primary interface between your code and the humans operating it.

Mastering Configuration in Go: Viper vs. Pure Environment Variables

·1717 words·9 mins
Go Basics Software Architecture DevOps Golang Configuration Viper Environment-Variables 12-Factor Best Practices Backend
Mastering Configuration in Go: Viper vs. Pure Environment Variables # In the landscape of modern backend development, configuration management is the silent backbone of your application. As we step into 2026, the ecosystem has matured significantly. The days of hardcoding credentials are (thankfully) long gone, but the debate between “batteries-included” frameworks and “minimalist” standard library approaches rages on.