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Radar · Go · Archive · Week 18 · Apr 27 – May 3, 2026

database/sql/driver: allow driver to entirely override Scan

Worth knowingstdlib

What changed
The proposal introduces sql.ConvertAssign and a new driver.RowsColumnScanner interface that lets drivers scan directly into user‑provided destinations.
Production impact
The source does not say.
Try it
Implement a minimal driver that uses RowsColumnScanner to scan a column into a custom type and observe the behavior.
Source
github.com/golang/go/issues/67546

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