sync package provides basic synchronization primitives such as mutual exclusion locks.
Mutex
RWMutex
WaitGroup
Once
Map (Concurrent Map)
Cond (Condition Variable)
Pool
Practical Examples
Thread-Safe Counter
Worker Pool
Lazy Initialization
Best Practices
- Use defer for unlocking - Prevents deadlocks
- Keep critical sections small - Hold locks briefly
- Prefer channels - For communication between goroutines
- Use RWMutex - When reads >> writes
- Don’t copy mutexes - Pass by pointer
- Avoid nested locks - Can cause deadlocks