No need for a public function

examples/structs/structs.go

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ type person struct {
 	age  int
 }
 
-// NewPerson constructs a new person struct with the given name
-func NewPerson(name string) *person {
+// `newPerson` constructs a new person struct with the given name.
+func newPerson(name string) *person {
 	// You can safely return a pointer to local variable
 	// as a local variable will survive the scope of the function.
 	p := person{name: name}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Println(&person{name: "Ann", age: 40})
 
 	// It's idiomatic to encapsulate new struct creation in constructor functions
-	fmt.Println(NewPerson("Jon"))
+	fmt.Println(newPerson("Jon"))
 
 	// Access struct fields with a dot.
 	s := person{name: "Sean", age: 50}