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Tuan Nguyen

Tuan Nguyen

Data Scientist

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Proficient in Golang, Python, Java, MongoDB, Selenium, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Scrapy, API development, Docker, Data Scraping, PrimeFaces, Linux, Data Structures, and Data Mining. With expertise spanning these technologies, he develops robust solutions and implements efficient data processing and management strategies across various projects and platforms.

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Articles by Tuan Nguyen

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Golang Time Format: Format, Parse, and Layout Examples

Learn Go time formatting and parsing with the reference date 2006-01-02, RFC3339, DateOnly, time.Format, time.Parse, ParseInLocation, and timezone layouts.

Tuan Nguyen7 min read
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Golang Time Package: time.Now, Duration, Parse, and Date Examples

Learn Go's time package with examples for time.Now, UTC, Duration, Add and Sub, Unix timestamps, time zones, Format, Parse, Sleep, Timer, and Ticker.

Tuan Nguyen10 min read
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Convert String to uint8 or byte in Go

Convert a Go string to uint8 using strconv.ParseUint, validate the 0–255 range, and learn the difference between parsing numeric text and reading a string byte.

Tuan Nguyen6 min read
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Import a Struct from Another File or Package in Go

Learn how to use a Go struct defined in another file, import an exported struct from another package, and fix undefined errors caused by go run main.go.

Tuan Nguyen6 min read
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Convert int to int64 and int64 to int in Go

Convert int to int64 and int64 to int in Go, understand 32-bit vs 64-bit int sizes, check values before narrowing, and choose the correct integer type.

Tuan Nguyen4 min read
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Golang Kill Process by PID: Kill, Signal, and CommandContext

Learn how to kill a process by PID in Go, stop exec.Command children, use Process.Signal vs Kill, handle timeouts with CommandContext, and avoid orphan processes.

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang `io.ReadCloser`: Read, Close, `NopCloser`, and Convert to String

Learn how io.ReadCloser combines Reader and Closer in Go, how to close HTTP response bodies, wrap readers with io.NopCloser, and read content with io.ReadAll.

Tuan Nguyen4 min read
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Fix Go "package is not in GOROOT" and "cannot find package"

Fix Go "package is not in GOROOT", "cannot find package", and missing module errors by checking go.mod, import paths, workspaces, dependencies, and GOPATH mode.

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang SHA-256: Hash Strings, Files, and Verify Checksums

Use Go crypto/sha256 to hash strings and files, format SHA-256 as hexadecimal, stream large files with io.Copy, and verify known checksums.

Tuan Nguyen7 min read
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Golang byte to int: Convert `byte` and `[]byte` Correctly

Convert byte and []byte to integers in Go using int, strconv.Atoi, encoding/binary, varints, and big.Int, with byte order and error handling explained.

Tuan Nguyen5 min read
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Golang JSON `omitempty`: Zero Values, `omitzero`, and Nested Structs

Learn how Go JSON omitempty works for zero values, pointers, slices and nested structs, how omitzero differs, and what changes with encoding/json/v2 in Go 1.27.

Tuan Nguyen6 min read
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Convert float64 to int or int64 in Go

Convert float64 to int or int64 in Go using direct conversion or math.Round, RoundToEven, Floor and Ceil, with overflow, NaN and Inf handling.

Tuan Nguyen5 min read
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How to Remove or Uninstall a Go Package

Learn how to remove a Go module dependency, undo go get, remove Go 1.24+ tool dependencies, uninstall go install binaries, and clear the module cache.

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang os.Stat: File Metadata, File Existence, and Lstat

Learn how to use os.Stat in Go to read file metadata, check whether a path exists, distinguish files and directories, handle errors, and compare Stat with Lstat.

Tuan Nguyen5 min read
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Go Gopher: History of the Golang Mascot

Learn who created the Go Gopher, how Renée French's WFMU character became Go's mascot in 2009, whether it has a name, and how the artwork is licensed.

Tuan Nguyen5 min read
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Fix "go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory"

Fix Go's "go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory" error for existing projects, new modules, go get, workspaces, IDEs, and CI.

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang os Package: Files, Directories, and Environment Examples

Learn the Go os package with practical examples for opening, creating and writing files, working with directories, file metadata, environment variables, and paths.

Tuan Nguyen9 min read
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Fix Go "declared and not used" and "imported and not used"

Fix Go's "declared and not used" and "imported and not used" compiler errors, including blank identifiers, unused return values, imports, and := shadowing.

Tuan Nguyen5 min read
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Golang WebSocket Examples: Server and Client

Learn how to build a WebSocket server and client in Go using Gorilla WebSocket, send text and JSON messages, close connections, and handle common errors.

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang Read YAML File: Parse YAML into Struct or Map

Learn how to read and parse YAML files in Go, unmarshal YAML into structs or maps, handle nested data and lists, and decode multiple YAML documents.

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang Cobra Tutorial: Subcommands, Flags, and CLI Examples

Golang Cobra tutorial with a complete go cobra example: install spf13/cobra, build subcommands, local and persistent flags, test with go run, set --version, and scaffold apps with cobra-cli.

Tuan Nguyen7 min read
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Compare Structs, Slices, and Maps in Go (Equality and Deep Equality)

Learn how to compare two structs, slices, and maps in Go: struct equality with ==, slice and map checks with slices.Equal and maps.Equal (Go 1.21+), reflect.DeepEqual, test-focused go-cmp, and when to write your own …

Tuan Nguyen6 min read
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Copy Structs in Go: Value Assignment, Pointers, Shallow vs Deep

Copy structs in Go: assignment copies the struct value; fields that are slices, maps, or pointers still alias shared backing data unless you duplicate them; primitives and arrays inside the struct copy by value.

Tuan Nguyen3 min read
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Golang UDP server and client: ListenPacket, DialUDP, and sending packets

Golang udp server and udp server golang with net.ListenPacket, golang udp client and go udp server patterns with DialUDP, golang send udp packet via WriteTo and Write, plus a minimal udp example for go udp and golang udp …

Tuan Nguyen4 min read
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Golang TCP server and client: step-by-step from basic to advanced

Step-by-step golang tcp server and golang tcp client: net.Listen and net.Dial, tcp server golang and tcp client golang patterns, deadlines and concurrent accepts with the net package.

Tuan Nguyen6 min read
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Golang Struct Embedding: Composition, Promoted Fields, and Methods

Golang struct embedding and go struct embedding: anonymous embedded fields, promoted fields and methods per the Go spec, composition vs inheritance, pointer embedding, name conflicts, interface embedding, satisfying …

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang SHA-512: Sum512, hex, files, streams, salt verify, and SHA-256 comparison

Golang SHA-512 with crypto/sha512: Sum512 and hex, sha512.New streaming io.Copy, file checksum verify, streams vs one-shot, salt-and-hash demo with verification caveats, SHA-512 vs SHA-256, HMAC, use cases, passwords …

Tuan Nguyen8 min read
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Golang Compare Strings: Equality, Ordering, and Case-Insensitive Match

Compare strings in Go with == and !=, lexicographic order with < and >, strings.EqualFold for case-insensitive match, strings.Compare for three-way results, and trimming input before comparing.

Tuan Nguyen5 min read
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Golang Command Line Arguments: os.Args, Flags, and Examples

Read command-line arguments in Go with os.Args, use the flag package for named options, validate positional args, parse numbers safely, and understand go run vs a compiled binary.

Tuan Nguyen6 min read
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What Is Ampersand in Golang? & and * Pointer Operators Explained

Learn what ampersand means in Go, how & gets a variable address, how * works with pointers, and how & and * are used together in simple examples.

Tuan Nguyen4 min read