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Go devs: strconv outperforms fmt for type-to-string conversion
Using fmt.Sprint for converting basic data types to string causes heap escapes, degrading performance in Go programs. A benchmark shows strconv avoids heap allocation, making it preferable for CLI tools. The article demonstrates escape analysis with the -m compiler flag.
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The advice is sound but well-known; the article lacks new benchmarks or real-world impact data.
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