diff --git a/cmd/dlv/dlv_test.go b/cmd/dlv/dlv_test.go
index 9949071d..c64e66d9 100644
--- a/cmd/dlv/dlv_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dlv/dlv_test.go
@@ -808,15 +808,15 @@ func TestTraceDirRecursion(t *testing.T) {
 	// Parse output to ignore calls to morestack_noctxt for comparison
 	scan := bufio.NewScanner(rdr)
 	text := ""
-	outputtext := ""
+	var outputtext strings.Builder
 	for scan.Scan() {
 		text = scan.Text()
 		if !strings.Contains(text, "morestack_noctxt") {
-			outputtext += text
-			outputtext += "\n"
+			outputtext.WriteString(text)
+			outputtext.WriteString("\n")
 		}
 	}
-	output := []byte(outputtext)
+	output := []byte(outputtext.String())
 
 	if !bytes.Contains(output, expected) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected:\n%s\ngot:\n%s", string(expected), string(output))
diff --git a/pkg/dwarf/frame/entries_test.go b/pkg/dwarf/frame/entries_test.go
index 2c735aa2..d23f1017 100644
--- a/pkg/dwarf/frame/entries_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dwarf/frame/entries_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func BenchmarkFDEForPC(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 	fdes, _ := Parse(data, binary.BigEndian, 0, ptrSizeByRuntimeArch(), 0)
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		// bench worst case, exhaustive search
 		_, _ = fdes.FDEForPC(0x455555555)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/dwarf/frame/parser_test.go b/pkg/dwarf/frame/parser_test.go
index dcd2cf27..daa4f960 100644
--- a/pkg/dwarf/frame/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dwarf/frame/parser_test.go
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ func BenchmarkParse(b *testing.B) {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		Parse(data, binary.BigEndian, 0, ptrSizeByRuntimeArch(), 0)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go b/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go
index f49fb324..0984b844 100644
--- a/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go
+++ b/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@ func normalizeRanges(rngs [][2]uint64) [][2]uint64 {
 	return out
 }
 
-func max(a, b uint64) uint64 {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 // fuseRanges fuses rngs2 into rngs1, it's the equivalent of
 //
 //	normalizeRanges(append(rngs1, rngs2))
diff --git a/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/type.go b/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/type.go
index 6cc1d85b..39b26260 100644
--- a/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/type.go
+++ b/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/type.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/dwarf/op"
 )
@@ -396,19 +397,20 @@ type EnumValue struct {
 func (t *EnumType) String() string { return t.stringIntl(nil) }
 
 func (t *EnumType) stringIntl(recCheck recCheck) string {
-	s := "enum"
+	var s strings.Builder
+	s.WriteString("enum")
 	if t.EnumName != "" {
-		s += " " + t.EnumName
+		s.WriteString(" " + t.EnumName)
 	}
-	s += " {"
+	s.WriteString(" {")
 	for i, v := range t.Val {
 		if i > 0 {
-			s += "; "
+			s.WriteString("; ")
 		}
-		s += v.Name + "=" + strconv.FormatInt(v.Val, 10)
+		s.WriteString(v.Name + "=" + strconv.FormatInt(v.Val, 10))
 	}
-	s += "}"
-	return s
+	s.WriteString("}")
+	return s.String()
 }
 
 // A FuncType represents a function type.
@@ -426,18 +428,19 @@ func (t *FuncType) stringIntl(recCheck recCheck) string {
 		return cyclicalTypeStop
 	}
 	defer release()
-	s := "func("
+	var s strings.Builder
+	s.WriteString("func(")
 	for i, t := range t.ParamType {
 		if i > 0 {
-			s += ", "
+			s.WriteString(", ")
 		}
-		s += t.stringIntl(recCheck)
+		s.WriteString(t.stringIntl(recCheck))
 	}
-	s += ")"
+	s.WriteString(")")
 	if t.ReturnType != nil {
-		s += " " + t.ReturnType.stringIntl(recCheck)
+		s.WriteString(" " + t.ReturnType.stringIntl(recCheck))
 	}
-	return s
+	return s.String()
 }
 
 // A DotDotDotType represents the variadic ... function parameter.
diff --git a/pkg/dwarf/line/line_parser_test.go b/pkg/dwarf/line/line_parser_test.go
index f6e5f685..bb8036df 100644
--- a/pkg/dwarf/line/line_parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dwarf/line/line_parser_test.go
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ func BenchmarkLineParser(b *testing.B) {
 
 	data := grabDebugLineSection(p, nil)
 
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		_ = ParseAll(data, nil, nil, 0, true, ptrSizeByRuntimeArch())
 	}
 }
@@ -204,9 +203,8 @@ func loadBenchmarkData(tb testing.TB) DebugLines {
 
 func BenchmarkStateMachine(b *testing.B) {
 	lineInfos := loadBenchmarkData(b)
-	b.ResetTimer()
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		sm := newStateMachine(lineInfos[0], lineInfos[0].Instructions, ptrSizeByRuntimeArch())
 
 		for {
@@ -303,8 +301,8 @@ func BenchmarkPCToLine(b *testing.B) {
 	lineInfos := loadBenchmarkData(b)
 
 	entries, basePCs := setupTestPCToLine(b, lineInfos)
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+
+	for b.Loop() {
 		runTestPCToLine(b, lineInfos, entries, basePCs, false, 0x10000)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/internal/lru/lru_test.go b/pkg/internal/lru/lru_test.go
index b27ab82f..e861b677 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/lru/lru_test.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/lru/lru_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestCacheConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			for j := 0; j < 100; j++ {
+			for j := range 100 {
 				cache.Add(i*100+j, i)
 			}
 		}()
diff --git a/pkg/logflags/logflags.go b/pkg/logflags/logflags.go
index f5ebc508..83c6527f 100644
--- a/pkg/logflags/logflags.go
+++ b/pkg/logflags/logflags.go
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ func Setup(logFlag bool, logstr, logDest string) error {
 		logstr = "debugger"
 	}
 	any = true
-	v := strings.Split(logstr, ",")
-	for _, logcmd := range v {
+	v := strings.SplitSeq(logstr, ",")
+	for logcmd := range v {
 		// If adding another value, do make sure to
 		// update "Help about logging flags" in commands.go.
 		switch logcmd {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/bininfo.go b/pkg/proc/bininfo.go
index 41b7e25a..69333ee0 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/bininfo.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/bininfo.go
@@ -462,18 +462,19 @@ func (e *ErrUnsupportedArch) Error() string {
 		}
 	}
 
-	errStr := "unsupported architecture of " + e.os + "/" + e.cpuArch.String()
-	errStr += " - only"
+	var errStr strings.Builder
+	errStr.WriteString("unsupported architecture of " + e.os + "/" + e.cpuArch.String())
+	errStr.WriteString(" - only")
 	for _, arch := range supportArchs {
-		errStr += " " + e.os + "/" + arch.String() + " "
+		errStr.WriteString(" " + e.os + "/" + arch.String() + " ")
 	}
 	if len(supportArchs) == 1 {
-		errStr += "is supported"
+		errStr.WriteString("is supported")
 	} else {
-		errStr += "are supported"
+		errStr.WriteString("are supported")
 	}
 
-	return errStr
+	return errStr.String()
 }
 
 type compileUnit struct {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver_conn.go b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver_conn.go
index 2ddde57d..22dbfee9 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver_conn.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver_conn.go
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ func (conn *gdbConn) qSupported(multiprocess bool) (features map[string]bool, er
 	for _, stubfeature := range resp {
 		if len(stubfeature) == 0 {
 			continue
-		} else if equal := strings.Index(stubfeature, "="); equal >= 0 {
-			if stubfeature[:equal] == "PacketSize" {
-				if n, err := strconv.ParseInt(stubfeature[equal+1:], 16, 64); err == nil {
+		} else if before, after, ok := strings.Cut(stubfeature, "="); ok {
+			if before == "PacketSize" {
+				if n, err := strconv.ParseInt(after, 16, 64); err == nil {
 					conn.packetSize = int(n)
 				}
 			}
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ func (conn *gdbConn) readRegisterInfo(regFound map[string]bool) (err error) {
 				keyval = resp[:semicolon]
 			}
 
-			colon := strings.Index(keyval, ":")
-			if colon >= 0 {
-				name := keyval[:colon]
-				value := keyval[colon+1:]
+			before, after, ok := strings.Cut(keyval, ":")
+			if ok {
+				name := before
+				value := after
 
 				switch name {
 				case "name":
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/registers_linux_loong64.go b/pkg/proc/native/registers_linux_loong64.go
index c32cb63b..1c9f77f7 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/registers_linux_loong64.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/registers_linux_loong64.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build linux && loong64
-// +build linux,loong64
 
 package native
 
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/threads_linux_loong64.go b/pkg/proc/native/threads_linux_loong64.go
index c17b726b..5d283b98 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/threads_linux_loong64.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/threads_linux_loong64.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build linux && loong64
-// +build linux,loong64
 
 package native
 
diff --git a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
index 4278cd84..e7d9bac6 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
@@ -2983,20 +2983,20 @@ func logStacktrace(t *testing.T, p *proc.Target, frames []proc.Stackframe) {
 			topmostdefer = fmt.Sprintf("%#x %s", frames[j].TopmostDefer.DwrapPC, fnname)
 		}
 
-		defers := ""
+		var defers strings.Builder
 		for deferIdx, _defer := range frames[j].Defers {
 			_, _, fn := _defer.DeferredFunc(p)
 			fnname := ""
 			if fn != nil {
 				fnname = fn.Name
 			}
-			defers += fmt.Sprintf("%d %#x %s |", deferIdx, _defer.DwrapPC, fnname)
+			defers.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%d %#x %s |", deferIdx, _defer.DwrapPC, fnname))
 		}
 
 		frame := frames[j]
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%#x\t%#x\t%#x\t%#x\t%#x\t%s\t%s:%d\t%s\t%s\t\n",
 			frame.Call.PC, frame.FrameOffset(), frame.FramePointerOffset(), frame.Current.PC, frame.Ret,
-			name, filepath.Base(frame.Call.File), frame.Call.Line, topmostdefer, defers)
+			name, filepath.Base(frame.Call.File), frame.Call.Line, topmostdefer, defers.String())
 	}
 	w.Flush()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proc/scope_test.go b/pkg/proc/scope_test.go
index 8829e4e2..d74c53b3 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/scope_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/scope_test.go
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ func (check *scopeCheck) Parse(descr string, t *testing.T) {
 			decl = strings.TrimSpace(decl)
 		}
 
-		space := strings.Index(decl, " ")
-		if space < 0 {
+		before, after, ok := strings.Cut(decl, " ")
+		if !ok {
 			t.Fatalf("could not parse scope comment %q (%q)", descr, decl)
 		}
-		varcheck.name = strings.TrimSpace(decl[:space])
-		varcheck.typ = strings.TrimSpace(decl[space+1:])
+		varcheck.name = strings.TrimSpace(before)
+		varcheck.typ = strings.TrimSpace(after)
 		if strings.Contains(varcheck.typ, " ") {
 			t.Fatalf("could not parse scope comment %q (%q)", descr, decl)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/command_test.go b/pkg/terminal/command_test.go
index 144182b2..1c58dd35 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/command_test.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/command_test.go
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func TestScopePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 				curgid = gid
 			}
 
-			if idx := strings.Index(line, " main.agoroutine "); idx < 0 {
+			if found := strings.Contains(line, " main.agoroutine "); !found {
 				nonagoroutines = append(nonagoroutines, gid)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ func TestScopePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		if len(agoroutines) < 10 {
 			extraAgoroutines := 0
 			for _, gid := range nonagoroutines {
-				stackOut := strings.Split(term.MustExec(fmt.Sprintf("goroutine %d stack", gid)), "\n")
-				for _, line := range stackOut {
+				stackOut := strings.SplitSeq(term.MustExec(fmt.Sprintf("goroutine %d stack", gid)), "\n")
+				for line := range stackOut {
 					if strings.HasSuffix(line, " main.agoroutine") {
 						extraAgoroutines++
 						break
@@ -434,16 +434,16 @@ func TestScopePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 			fid := -1
 			for _, line := range stackOut {
 				line = strings.TrimLeft(line, " ")
-				space := strings.Index(line, " ")
-				if space < 0 {
+				before, _, ok := strings.Cut(line, " ")
+				if !ok {
 					continue
 				}
-				curfid, err := strconv.Atoi(line[:space])
+				curfid, err := strconv.Atoi(before)
 				if err != nil {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if idx := strings.Index(line, " main.agoroutine"); idx >= 0 {
+				if found := strings.Contains(line, " main.agoroutine"); found {
 					fid = curfid
 					break
 				}
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ func TestListPackages(t *testing.T) {
 		out := term.MustExec("packages")
 		t.Logf("> packages\n%s", out)
 		seen := map[string]bool{}
-		for _, p := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out), "\n") {
+		for p := range strings.SplitSeq(strings.TrimSpace(out), "\n") {
 			seen[p] = true
 		}
 		if !seen["main"] || !seen["runtime"] {
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ func TestListPackages(t *testing.T) {
 		out = term.MustExec("packages runtime")
 		t.Logf("> packages runtime\n%s", out)
 
-		for _, p := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out), "\n") {
+		for p := range strings.SplitSeq(strings.TrimSpace(out), "\n") {
 			if !strings.Contains(p, "runtime") {
 				t.Errorf("output includes unexpected %q", p)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go b/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go
index 46ccac4b..2c9fbf8a 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"maps"
 	"os"
 
 	"go.starlark.net/starlark"
@@ -49,9 +50,7 @@ import (
 func (env *Env) REPL() error {
 	thread := env.newThread()
 	globals := starlark.StringDict{}
-	for k, v := range env.env {
-		globals[k] = v
-	}
+	maps.Copy(globals, env.env)
 
 	rl := liner.NewLiner()
 	defer rl.Close()
@@ -144,9 +143,7 @@ func rep(rl *liner.State, thread *starlark.Thread, globals starlark.StringDict,
 		// The global names from the previous call become
 		// the predeclared names of this call.
 		// If execution failed, some globals may be undefined.
-		for k, v := range res {
-			globals[k] = v
-		}
+		maps.Copy(globals, res)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/service/dap/command.go b/service/dap/command.go
index 8db0ea6c..ac500ded 100644
--- a/service/dap/command.go
+++ b/service/dap/command.go
@@ -188,17 +188,17 @@ func (s *Session) targetCmd(_, _ int, argstr string) (string, error) {
 		tgrp, unlock := s.debugger.LockTargetGroup()
 		defer unlock()
 		curpid := tgrp.Selected.Pid()
-		tgtListStr := ""
+		var tgtListStr strings.Builder
 		for _, tgt := range tgrp.Targets() {
 			if _, err := tgt.Valid(); err == nil {
 				selected := ""
 				if tgt.Pid() == curpid {
 					selected = "*"
 				}
-				tgtListStr += fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%d\t%s\n", selected, tgt.Pid(), tgt.CmdLine)
+				tgtListStr.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%d\t%s\n", selected, tgt.Pid(), tgt.CmdLine))
 			}
 		}
-		return tgtListStr, nil
+		return tgtListStr.String(), nil
 	case "follow-exec":
 		if len(argv) == 1 {
 			if s.debugger.FollowExecEnabled() {
diff --git a/service/dap/server.go b/service/dap/server.go
index 7fb21eca..fc92c520 100644
--- a/service/dap/server.go
+++ b/service/dap/server.go
@@ -3085,12 +3085,12 @@ func (s *Session) onEvaluateRequest(request *dap.EvaluateRequest) {
 			// that preserves their names.
 			retVarsAsVar := &proc.Variable{Children: slicePtrVarToSliceVar(retVars)}
 			// As a shortcut also express the return values as a single string.
-			retVarsAsStr := ""
+			var retVarsAsStr strings.Builder
 			for _, v := range retVars {
-				retVarsAsStr += s.convertVariableToString(v) + ", "
+				retVarsAsStr.WriteString(s.convertVariableToString(v) + ", ")
 			}
 			response.Body = dap.EvaluateResponseBody{
-				Result:             strings.TrimRight(retVarsAsStr, ", "),
+				Result:             strings.TrimRight(retVarsAsStr.String(), ", "),
 				VariablesReference: s.variableHandles.create(&fullyQualifiedVariable{retVarsAsVar, "", false /*not a scope*/, 0}),
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/service/dap/server_test.go b/service/dap/server_test.go
index cd831109..1b53b68a 100644
--- a/service/dap/server_test.go
+++ b/service/dap/server_test.go
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ func TestLaunchWithFollowExec(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		// 2 >> launch, << process, << initialized, << launch
-		client.LaunchRequestWithArgs(map[string]interface{}{
+		client.LaunchRequestWithArgs(map[string]any{
 			"mode":        "exec",
 			"program":     fixture.Path,
 			"args":        []string{"spawn2", childFixture.Path}, // call spawnchild.go
diff --git a/service/dap/types.go b/service/dap/types.go
index a94e926b..ceeaaa7d 100644
--- a/service/dap/types.go
+++ b/service/dap/types.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ type LaunchConfig struct {
 	// or
 	//    "buildFlags": ["-tags=integration", "-ldflags=-X main.Hello=World"]
 	// Using other types is an error.
-	BuildFlags BuildFlags `json:"buildFlags,omitempty"`
+	BuildFlags BuildFlags `json:"buildFlags"`
 
 	// Output path for the binary of the debuggee.
 	// Relative path is interpreted as the path relative to
diff --git a/service/internal/sameuser/sameuser_linux.go b/service/internal/sameuser/sameuser_linux.go
index f07a81b1..0aba4564 100644
--- a/service/internal/sameuser/sameuser_linux.go
+++ b/service/internal/sameuser/sameuser_linux.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func sameUserForHexLocalAddr(filename, localAddr, remoteAddr string) (bool, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	for _, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(b)), "\n") {
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(strings.TrimSpace(string(b)), "\n") {
 		// The format contains whitespace padding (%4d, %5u), so we use
 		// fmt.Sscanf instead of splitting on whitespace.
 		var (
diff --git a/service/rpc2/client.go b/service/rpc2/client.go
index 91154484..5d9e0804 100644
--- a/service/rpc2/client.go
+++ b/service/rpc2/client.go
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func (c *RPCClient) DownloadLibraryDebugInfo(n int) error {
 	return c.call("DownloadLibraryDebugInfo", DownloadLibraryDebugInfoIn{n}, out)
 }
 
-func (c *RPCClient) call(method string, args, reply interface{}) error {
+func (c *RPCClient) call(method string, args, reply any) error {
 	return c.client.Call("RPCServer."+method, args, reply)
 }