CARD · Card record
Help coding agents write Go for your project version
JetBrains’ guidelines tell coding agents to read go.mod before choosing language and standard-library features. They aim to avoid outdated patterns and code that requires a newer Go version than the project uses.
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THE STORY · The original
Read the explanation and its limits.
Read the project’s Go version first, then give the coding agent matching guidance.
- Originalattention signalhttps://github.com/JetBrains/go-modern-guidelines
Why it is worth understanding
If you maintain Go projects with AI, test the guidance on common refactors and look for fewer incompatible suggestions. The project’s target version should determine which features are used.
Conditions and limitations
The guidelines do not guarantee agent compliance or replace compilation, static analysis and tests. The installer’s Go requirement is separate from the project version it should respect. We have not tested the results. Star counts and weekly rank reflect attention, not adoption or results.
Important additions and corrections
Dates below mark changes to our coverage.
- Correction ·
Withdrew a generic conclusion inferred from the rankings and explained the guidelines in terms of the project’s target Go version.
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THE THREAD · Full timeline
1 event, every row traceable.
A card accumulates records as its story develops: new corroborators, market contrasts, material changes at the original — each dated and linked to its archive day.
- RecordGitHub weekly Trending ranked #4, recording 1,403 stars for the week.
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SOURCES · Sources and evidence
Check each link's purpose and limits.
Sources and evidence · 3 links
Each link has a purpose and scope. Link counts do not establish independent confirmation; direct support applies only to the statements specified below.
- GitHub weekly chart, official API, and READMEDirect support
Read the current JetBrains README for go.mod-based guidance, version-specific language and library recommendations, installation and runtime requirements. Retain the existing pinned document evidence.
Limits: Verified the prescribed behavior, not compliance by any coding model or a comparative code-quality result.
- GitHub weekly TrendingBackground
Provides the project’s discovery and attention record from that GitHub weekly chart observation.
Limits: Shows rank and Star counts at the historical observation only; it does not establish capabilities, adoption, or today’s position.
Evidence for this assessment
https://github.com/trending?since=weeklyRetained evidence and full review record (JSON) Directs agents to read go.mod and use language and standard-library features supported by the project version.
Limits: These are instructions, not guaranteed agent compliance. The integration CLI has a separate toolchain requirement.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW
Review of this card's wording and evidence.
Editorial review · Corrected
· Beijing time (UTC+8)
Clarify the distinction between Star counts and actual adoption or outcomes.
This dates our review of the card's wording and evidence, not a project release or product update.