What is the difference between Go's make function and new function?

In Go, make and new are two built-in functions that are used for allocating memory. However, they are used for different purposes.

The **new** function is used to allocate memory for a new value of a specified type and returns a pointer to the newly allocated memory. The new function initializes the memory to the zero value of the type. For example:

var i *int
i = new(int)

In this example, **i** is a pointer to an integer that has been allocated with the **new** function. **i** will be initialized to the zero value of the integer type (which is **0**).

The **make** function, on the other hand, is used to allocate and initialize slices, maps, and channels. It returns an initialized (not zeroed) value of the specified type. For example:

s := make([]int, 5)

In this example, **s** is a slice of integers that has been allocated and initialized with the **make** function. The slice has a length of 5 and all its elements are initialized to the zero value of the integer type (**0**).

In summary, **new** is used to allocate memory for a single value of a specified type, while **make** is used to allocate and initialize memory for slices, maps, and channels.