---
title: "Quick tip: Implementing an in-memory cache in Go – Alex Edwards"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/quick-tip-implementing-an-in-memory-cache-in-go-alex-edwards-nh0rqgmj5
source_url: https://www.alexedwards.net/blog/implementing-an-in-memory-cache-in-go
type: article
source: "Alex Edwards"
published: 2023-12-22T12:27:01.048Z
updated: 2023-12-22T12:26:59.937Z
tags: ["webdev", "golang"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 11
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Quick tip: Implementing an in-memory cache in Go – Alex Edwards

**[Alex Edwards](https://daily.dev/sources/alexedwards)** · 4 min read · 11 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to implement an in-memory cache in Go using a mutex-protected map and manage data persistence.

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