https://lorbic.com/categories/deep-dive/ Recent content in Deep-Dive on Lorbic Hugo en Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0530 https://lorbic.com/go-channels-deep-dive/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0530 https://lorbic.com/go-channels-deep-dive/ <p>A single unbuffered channel send without an active receiver is enough to silently lock up a production worker pool, leaking memory until your service gets killed by the OS kernel.</p> <p>On the surface, Go channels look simple: they synchronize concurrent execution without manual mutex management. But under heavy load, a minor oversight in channel sizing or worker coordination blocks the scheduler, leaks memory, or crashes processes with runtime panics.</p> <p><picture class="optimized-image-container"><img src="https://lorbic.com/go-channels-deep-dive/go-scheduler-meme.webp" width="646" height="797" alt="The Go scheduler coordinating 10,000 goroutines on a single-core CPU" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" class="img-fluid" /> </picture></p>