Learn how GoLand supports Go 1.26 syntax, like type-safe `errors.AsType` and pointer creation with `new()`, through automated quick-fixes that update your codebase.

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GoLand now provides automated inspections and quick-fixes to help migrate Go codebases to version 1.26 syntax. The IDE highlights two key modernization opportunities: replacing pointer creation patterns with the new `new()` expression syntax, and converting `errors.As` calls to the type-safe `errors.AsType` function. Developers can apply these updates individually as they work or run project-wide analysis to modernize the entire codebase at once, with before-and-after diffs for review.

Moving Your Codebase to Go 1.26 With GoLand Syntax Updates

Expanding from one fix to the whole project

What this approach to syntax updates changes in practice