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title: "What is the difference between functions and methods in Go?"  
description: "What is the difference between functions and methods in Go?"  
author: "Ravi Vishwakarma"  
published: 2025-04-01  
updated: 2025-04-02  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161398/what-is-the-difference-between-functions-and-methods-in-go  
category: "programming language"  
tags: ["Go Programming"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between functions and methods in Go?

What is the [difference](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157114/good-news-or-bad-news-and-the-difference-is) between [functions](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160140/explain-the-role-of-functions-as-a-service-faas-in-serverless-computing) and [methods](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13060/runny-nose-remedy-methods-that-work-best) in Go?


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