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AlbakiReads Editorial A practical foundation in Go, from core syntax to production concerns
A practical foundation in Go, from core syntax to production concerns
Built from the Gopher Guides training curriculum, this 576-page introduction organizes Go learning around the language features and practices needed for application development. It covers packages, modules, dependencies, types, control flow, collections, functions, structs, pointers, slices, and idiomatic design through embedding and composition. Later material addresses concurrency, channels, context, synchronization primitives, testing, interfaces, and generics. The book reflects Go through version 1.18, including its generics support, and frames these tools in relation to robust, reliable, and performant production code. Its emphasis on both fundamentals and common newcomer pitfalls gives the guide a practical progression from language basics to more advanced capabilities.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Programmers with experience in another modern language who are beginning Go
- Developers seeking coverage of Go modules, concurrency, testing, and generics
- Software developers working toward cloud-native or microservices-oriented Go development
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Go programming fundamentalsProduction-ready software developmentConcurrencyTesting and reliabilityGenerics and interfaces
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Book Overview Start Writing Production-Ready Go Code FastThousands of developers and teams want to start taking advantage of Go, the powerful language ...
Start Writing Production-Ready Go Code Fast
Thousands of developers and teams want to start taking advantage of Go, the powerful language used in projects ranging from Kubernetes to Docker and Vault. Go Fundamentals is specifically designed to get you up-to-speed fast, to leverage your existing knowledge of other languages, and to help you avoid common mistakes made by Go newcomers.
Based on author Mark Bates's and Cory LaNou's pioneering Gopher Guides training curricula, this guide will allow you to quickly understand and use Go syntax, core features, and idioms. Reflecting Go through version 1.18--which includes Go's exciting new support for generics--this guide prepares you to write robust, reliable, well-performing production code right from the outset.
- Learn how Go manages packages, modules, and dependencies
- Apply Go basics, such as variable declaration, types, and control flow
- Work effectively with collection types, iteration, functions, structs, and pointers
- Understand Go Slices and use them properly
- Write idiomatic Go, using principles such as embedding and composition
- Expertly use concurrency to improve code performance
- Create proper tests to quickly identify and fix problems
- Write simpler, better code with generics and interfaces
- Take advantage of channels, context, sync primatives, and other advanced features
Go is lightweight, simple, and perfect for modern cloud-native and microservices development, which is why Go developers are in such high demand. With this guide and six months' experience with any modern programming language, you'll have what you need to leap into Go programming.
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Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 576 | Language: English | Publisher: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC | ISBN: 0137918305
FormatPaperback
Pages576
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0137918305
EAN9780137918300
PublisherLIGHTNING SOURCE INC
Publication Date2022-12-13
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.95 Pounds
Length8.7 Inches
Width7.1 Inches
Height1.8 Inches
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