Practical insights into Golang logging, including how to use the log package, popular third-party libraries, and tips for structured logging.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to Golang Logging
• The Standard Library: log Package How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love fmt.Println()
• Popular Third-Party Logging Libraries Because Reinventing the wheel is so 2000s
• Structured Logging in Go JSON: Its whats for dinner
• Configuring Log Levels and Output Formats Choosing your adventure
• Integrating with Observability Platforms Because logs are lonely without metrics and traces
• Best Practices and Performance Considerations How to not shoot yourself in the foot
• Real-World Examples I really have used this stuff myself
• Conclusion Log everything; but log it right with a schema (Otel)

Golang logging guide for developers