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description: "Discussion on \"sql.Open() doesn't open anything\". We all know the basic drill of connecting a db in Go:\nfunc main(){\n//...\ndsn := flag.String(\"dsn\", \"web:password@/demoProject\", \"MySQL data source name\")\n\tflag.Parse()\ndb, err := openDB(*dsn)\n\tif err"
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# [sql.Open() doesn't open anything](https://areeshzafar.hashnode.dev/sql-open-doesn-t-open-anything?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

We all know the basic drill of connecting a db in Go: func main(){ //... dsn := flag.String("dsn", "web:password@/demoProject", "MySQL data source name") flag.Parse() db, err := openDB(\*dsn) if err

Apr 11 · 3 min read · areeshzafar.hashnode.dev  
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