Go: Testing concurrent code with testing/synctest

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<h1>Testing concurrent code with testing/synctest</h1>
  
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  Damien Neil<br>
  19 February 2025
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  <p>One of Go&rsquo;s signature features is built-in support for concurrency.

Goroutines and channels are simple and effective primitives for
writing concurrent programs.

However, testing concurrent programs can be difficult and error prone.

In Go 1.24, we are introducing a new, experimental testing/synctest package to support testing concurrent code. This post will explain the motivation behind this experiment, demonstrate how to use the synctest package, and discuss its potential future.

In Go 1.24, the testing/synctest package is experimental and not subject to the...

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