--- title: The Go libraries that never failed us: 22 libraries you... description: Awesome Go contains over 2600 libraries, but popularity is not always the best indicator of library quality. It’s generally better to use libraries instead of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-go-libraries-that-never-failed-us-22-libraries-you-need-to-know-hdtagtw9w twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Go libraries that never failed us: 22 libraries you need to know | daily.dev og:description: Awesome Go contains over 2600 libraries, but popularity is not always the best indicator of library quality. It’s generally better to use libraries instead of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-go-libraries-that-never-failed-us-22-libraries-you-need-to-know-hdtagtw9w og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HDtAGtW9w.png og:image:alt: The Go libraries that never failed us: 22 libraries you need to know og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Go libraries that never failed us: 22 libraries you need to know **[Three Dots Labs](https://daily.dev/sources/threedotslabs)** · 22 min read · 64 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Awesome Go contains over 2600 libraries, but popularity is not always the best indicator of library quality. It’s generally better to use libraries instead of frameworks for long-term projects. We’ve included some common anti-patterns to help you avoid making those mistakes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ghost** · 0 upvotes > I like the Watermill! **@styren** · 0 upvotes > I really wished that golangs std library was as rich as rust. One of my bigger pet peeves with the ecosystem. **@xnok** · 0 upvotes > A nice curated list of Go libraries with examples and comments from the author . > > I only went through some of the list, but I enjoy the format. --- Tags: [#tools](https://daily.dev/tags/tools), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#golang](https://daily.dev/tags/golang), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#sql](https://daily.dev/tags/sql) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-go-libraries-that-never-failed-us-22-libraries-you-need-to-know-hdtagtw9w) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The Go libraries that never failed us: 22 libraries you need to know","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-go-libraries-that-never-failed-us-22-libraries-you-need-to-know-hdtagtw9w","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-go-libraries-that-never-failed-us-22-libraries-you-need-to-know-hdtagtw9w"},"datePublished":"2022-12-13T11:55:14.732Z","dateModified":"2022-12-13T11:55:14.728Z","description":"Awesome Go contains over 2600 libraries, but popularity is not always the best indicator of library quality. 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