Description:
Description
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Go in 24 Hours will help new and experienced programmers build software that’s simpler, more reliable, and far more scalable. This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach guides you from setting up your environment through testing and deploying powerful solutions. Using practical examples, expert Go developer George Ornbo walks you through Go’s fundamental constructs, demonstrates its breakthrough features for concurrent and network programming, and illuminates Go’s powerful new idioms. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Go programming tasks and techniques
Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills
Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn
Notes and Tips point out shortcuts, solutions, and problems to avoid
Two bonus chapters available online: Hour 25, “Creating a RESTful JSON API,” and Hour 26 “Creating a TCP Chat Server”
Learn how to…
Get productive quickly with Go development tools and web servers
Master core features, including strings, functions, structs, and methods
Work with types, variables, functions, and control structures
Make the most of Go’s arrays, slices, and maps
Write powerful concurrent software with Goroutines and channels
Handle program errors smoothly
Promote code reuse with packages
Master Go’s unique idioms for highly effective coding
Use regular expressions and time/date functions
Test and benchmark Go code
Write basic command-line programs, HTTP servers, and HTTP clients
Efficiently move Go code into production
Build basic TCP chat servers and JSON APIs
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