On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 7:10 PM joseph.p...@gmail.com <
joseph.p.mcguc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>

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

-- 
Kurtis Rader
Caretaker of the exceptional canines Junior and Hank

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