Overview … Do not pass a nil Context, even if a function permits it. Pass context.TODO if you are unsure about which Context to use. Two pieces of advice in today’s section. I’m going to tackle them in reverse, though. Use context.TODO() if you are unsure which Context to use. Functionally context.TODO() is identical to context.Background(). In fact, the only difference between the two, is their implementation of the String() method, as we can see by reading the source:
