Common Abbreviations Used In Go -

Following are some of the common Abbreviations used in Go standard libraries:

var s string        // string
var i int           // index
var num int         // number
var msg string      // message
var v string        // value
var val string      // value
var fv string       // flag value
var err error       // error value
var args []string   // arguments
var seen bool       // has seen?
var parsed bool     // parsing ok?
var buf []byte      // buffer
var off int         // offset
var op int          // operation
var opRead int      // read operation
var m int           // another number
var c int           // capacity
var c int           // character
var sep string      // separator
var src int         // source
var dst int         // destination
var b byte          // byte
var b []byte        // buffer
var buf []byte      // buffer
var w io.Writer     // writer
var r io.Reader     // reader
var pos int         // position

// ...list goes on and on...

Use the complete words in larger scopes such as package scope.
Use mixedCaps.
Use all capital letters for common acronyms such as API.
Do not use underscores in names.

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