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@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ are pluggable and allows Go Micro to be runtime agnostic. You can plugin any und
 
 To make use of Go Micro
 
-```
+```golang
 import "github.com/micro/go-micro/v2"
-
-service := micro.NewService()
 ```
 
 See the [docs](https://micro.mu/docs/framework.html) for detailed information on the architecture, installation and use of go-micro.