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+# Monogon coding standards
+## Programming languages
+### Go
+While working on a change, please adhere to practices documented in the chapter about ***[frequently occurring code review comments](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments)*** of ***[the Go wiki](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/)***.