🔗 Implement a Golang generic function to handle any HTTP request

During my work at InClub, I constructed a generic HTTP request helper function that we use all around our backend. So far, this function has worked for every type of HTTP call we've thrown at it. Some examples:

• POSTing to DeepL's translate text API
• GET / POST to Instagram's Graph API
• GET / POST / DELETE to Sendbird's Chat Platform API

I figured I'd share this function with the world, as it's a great real-world example of how to use Go's generic capabilities. I'm going to do a full walk-through of how to build the function, but if you just want the function, hop down to the “full code snippet” section.