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Go's net/http Router: I Was Dead Wrong (And Here's Why)

In this honest retraction video, Todd corrects significant misinformation from his previous Go web development tutorial about the limitations of Go's standard net/http router. He demonstrates that the built-in router is far more capable than he previously stated, showing how to easily extract URL path variables using the new `r.PathValue("id")` method, implement middleware patterns with the same simplicity he described for third-party solutions, and create sub-routing structures using basic URL path switching. Through practical code examples, Todd proves that many tasks he claimed required Gorilla Mux can actually be accomplished cleanly with Go's standard library, ultimately concluding that the built-in net/http package is more powerful and user-friendly than he initially gave it credit for. This video serves as both a correction and a valuable lesson in the capabilities of Go's standard library for web development.