Makefiles and Go: Simplify and automate your workflow

Makefiles can help automate tasks when developing with Go. That's why, in this video, we will quickly examine Makefiles in combination with Go. If you also want to know what build tags are in Go, feel free to check out this video: https://youtu.be/HFIBORHEZsg

📝 Description

Makefiles are a game-changer for automating repetitive tasks in Go development, making your workflow faster and more efficient. In this video, we'll delve into what Makefiles are, why they're ideal for Go projects, and how to utilize them for tasks such as cross-platform builds, confirmations, and cleanups. Whether you're building binaries for Linux, macOS, or Windows, this guide will help you level up your automation game. You'll learn the following things:

• What Makefiles are and why they're essential for automating Go tasks like building, testing, and linting

• Defining variables, targets, and phony rules for clean, reliable automation

• Practical examples: Creating help messages, confirmation prompts, multi-platform builds, Git pushes, and cleanup commands

• How to use Make with Go

⏳ Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

00:17 - What are Makefiles?

01:04 - Get started with Makefiles

01:28 - help target

05:26 - build target

09:10 - clean target

09:45 - confirm target

13:13 - Outro

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The original Go Gopher version is originally designed by Renée French (Source: https://go.dev/blog/gopher License details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The gopher used in the video and thumbnail is inspired by this author.

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