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Ready, set, program with Go!
Now is the perfect time to learn the Go Programming Language. It's one of the most in-demand languages among tech recruiters and developers love its simplicity and power. Go Programming Language For Dummies is an easy way to add this top job skill to your toolkit. Written for novice and experienced coders alike, this book traverses basic syntax, writing functions, organizing data, building packages, and interfacing with APIs.
Go--or GoLang, as it's also known--has proven to be a strong choice for developers creating applications for the cloud-based world we live in. This book will put you on the path to using the language that's created some of today's leading web applications, so you can steer your career where you want to Go!
* Learn how Go works and start writing programs and modules
* Install and implement the most powerful third-party Go packages
* Use Go in conjunction with web services and MySQL databases
* Keep your codebase organized and use Go to structure data
With this book, you can join the growing numbers of developers using Go to create 21st century solutions. Step inside to take start writing code that puts data in users' hands.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Go 5
Chapter 1: Hello, Go! 7
Chapter 2: Working with Different Data Types 23
Chapter 3: Making Decisions 37
Chapter 4: Over and Over and Over: Using Loops 51
Chapter 5: Grouping Code into Functions 65
Part 2: Working with Data Structures 79
Chapter 6: Slicing and Dicing Using Arrays and Slices 81
Chapter 7: Defining the Blueprints of Your Data Using Structs 101
Chapter 8: Establishing Relationships Using Maps 113
Chapter 9: Encoding and Decoding Data Using JSON 129
Chapter 10: Defining Method Signatures Using Interfaces 151
Part 3: Multitasking in Go 163
Chapter 11: Threading Using Goroutines 165
Chapter 12: Communicating between Goroutines Using Channels 179
Part 4: Organizing Your Code 195
Chapter 13: Using and Creating Packages in Go 197
Chapter 14: Grouping Packages into Modules 211
Part 5: Seeing Go in Action 223
Chapter 15: Consuming Web APIs Using Go 225
Chapter 16: Getting Ready to Serve Using REST APIs 243
Chapter 17: Working with Databases 271
Part 6: The Part of Tens 285
Chapter 18: Ten Useful Go Packages to Create Applications 287
Chapter 19: Ten Great Go Resources 299
Index 303
About the author
Wei-Meng Lee is founder of Developer Learning Solutions, specializing in hands-on technology training. His name regularly appears in publications like DevX.com, MobiForge.com, and
CODE Magazine. He is also the author of
SwiftUI For Dummies, Beginning Swift Programming, Python Machine Learning, and
Learning WatchKit Programming.
Summary
Ready, set, program with Go!
Now is the perfect time to learn the Go Programming Language. It's one of the most in-demand languages among tech recruiters and developers love its simplicity and power. Go Programming Language For Dummies is an easy way to add this top job skill to your toolkit. Written for novice and experienced coders alike, this book traverses basic syntax, writing functions, organizing data, building packages, and interfacing with APIs.
Go--or GoLang, as it's also known--has proven to be a strong choice for developers creating applications for the cloud-based world we live in. This book will put you on the path to using the language that's created some of today's leading web applications, so you can steer your career where you want to Go!
* Learn how Go works and start writing programs and modules
* Install and implement the most powerful third-party Go packages
* Use Go in conjunction with web services and MySQL databases
* Keep your codebase organized and use Go to structure data
With this book, you can join the growing numbers of developers using Go to create 21st century solutions. Step inside to take start writing code that puts data in users' hands.
