Can I do

enc := gob.NewEncoder(w)
enc.Encode(time.Now())
enc.Encode(http.Response{})

I was unclear whether different structs could be encoded with the same Encoder after reading the encoding/gob documentation. I had to read the documentation several times to figure out that it was okay. This sentence especially threw me off:

is most efficient when a single Encoder is used to transmit a stream of values, amortizing the cost of compilation.

which made me think that an Encoder does some kind of internal optimizations based on the values it's encoding, and it's bad, or erroring, to transmit different struct types with the same Encoder.

In particular I am gob.Encoding three different structs in my code and I'm trying to decide whether I should just create a new gob.Encoder each time I have to encode something, or whether it's worth it to create one and use it to encode the three different structs. I am imagining it's possible the Encoder has some kind of design where the codec gets clobbered/reoptimized each time it encounters a different struct, so it's easier to just create a new one each time. I don't know if that's true or not.

I understand there is a value judgement here, to me these docs could be a little more clear. Feel free to close.