I was apprehensive about BoltDB too, at first, but after giving it a shot I've really taken to it and come to appreciate the reliability and flexibility it offe

I was apprehensive about BoltDB too, at first, but after giving it a shot I've really taken to it and come to appreciate the reliability and flexibility it offers. It's not well-suited for all cases, just those where dropping in high-performance transactional persistence into an app meets your needs. As it keeps gaining traction and popularity, more and better tooling will inevitably be created to scratch itches :)