Seconds or Milliseconds? A Guide to Parsing Ambiguous Unix TimestampsOne day at work, I was writing a Go program to parse Unix timestamps from a web API response. I wrote my parsing logic, but during testing, I discovered a frustrating inconsistency: the API sometimes returned timestamps in seconds, and other times in...Jul 23, 2025·4 min read
Golang Grammar Quiz vol.3: Named Return ParametersHello! Welcome to the third post in the Golang Grammar Quiz series, where we'll be covering some questions about named return parameters. This content is based on Jon Bodner's presentation at GopherCon 2018, which you can watch here. As Jon Bodner ex...Apr 27, 2024·3 min read
Golang Grammar Quiz vol.2: MapIn the previous post, I presented a series of quizzes based on insights from the Jon Bodner's presentation at GopherCon 2018. This time, let's dive into some intriguing grammar quizzes centered around the map type. Are you ready? Let's get started. Q...Jan 30, 2024·9 min read
Golang Grammar Quiz vol.1: SliceYesterday, I came across a recording from the 2018 GopherCon (GopherCon 2018: Jon Bodner - Go Says WAT). In this presentation, Jon Bodner delves into some of the brain-twisting behaviors of Golang. While the content was intriguing, I must admit that ...Dec 24, 2023·6 min read
My First Blog Post and Self-IntroductionGreetings! I'm Douglas Takeuchi, known as DougTake, and I work as a software engineer in Tokyo, Japan. Since I'm new to posting on Hashnode, I'd like to start with a brief introduction. Early Life I was born in Tokyo in 1998, and I spent most of my l...Nov 4, 2023·4 min read
