# Func Values + Please feel free to put any function that match this signature here and it will be called each time my function is called. + They are extremely useful when wanting to declare a block of code that you want to pass around. + They allow functions to be passed as parameters. + They can be chained together # Interfaces vs Func Values + Use interfaces when a method needs to belong to an object (that needs to operate on the value of a type: io.Reader, sort.Interface, etc). + Use func values when a function doesn't need to belong to an object. For simple, not-data oriented jobs: Filtering, splitting, mapping etc. + An implementation of the interface means that the behaviour is intrinsic to the implementing object. The behaviour does not change based on the caller or the circumstances of the call. + The func value is saying that the operation is not intrinsic to the object but based on context or the caller to define. + An interface is a language feature representing some contract: "I hereby guarantee I make the following methods available". + The benefit of using interfaces is that you give the type a name (you would get that with records too) and you are more clearly expressing your intention (other components can implement the interface). + Use interface values when: + Well known interfaces already exist, e.g. io.Reader + More than one behavior required + Typically stateful + Implementations non-trivial + Use function values when: + Only one behavior + Typically stateless + In-line implementations typical + http://go-talks.appspot.com/github.com/ChrisHines/talks/non-orthogonal-choices-in-go/non-orthogonal-choices-in-go.slide#1