Go modules question

[joseph.p...@gmail.com]

I’m reading a GO book for beginners.  They’re always naming their module in the form:

  github.com/username/program

Is the ‘github.com’ portion of the module name mandatory? I really have no intention of saving my code to github. If i’m saving my code locally, can i use an arbitrary module name?

Thanks

[Kurtis Rader]

No, github.com as a prefix is not mandatory. Not even if you intend to publish your module. See https://go.dev/doc/modules/managing-dependencies#naming_module 

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