runtime package contains operations that interact with Go’s runtime system, such as controlling goroutines, memory management, and garbage collection.
Goroutine Control
Memory Statistics
Stack Traces
Version and Environment
Finalizers
Practical Examples
Memory Monitoring
Goroutine Leak Detection
CPU Profiling
Memory Profiling
Best Practices
- Don’t force GC - Let runtime handle it
- Monitor in production - Track goroutines and memory
- Use profiling tools - pprof for optimization
- Set GOMAXPROCS wisely - Usually NumCPU() is good
- Avoid finalizers - Prefer explicit cleanup
- Check for leaks - Monitor goroutine count