Practical Go

Building Scalable Network and Non-Network Applications

Practical Go
Amit Saha
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Paperback
h233 x 185mm - 416pg
13 Feb 2022 US
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9781119773818
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YOUR PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON GUIDE TO WRITING APPLICATIONS USING GO Google announced the Go programming language to the public in 2009, with the version 1. 0 release announced in 2012. Since its announcement to the community, and the compatibility promise of the 1. 0 release, the Go language has been used to write scalable and high-impact software programs ranging from command-line applications and critical infrastructure tools to large-scale distributed systems. It' s speed, simplicity, and reliability make it a perfect choice for developers working in various domains. In Practical Go - Building Scalable Network + Non-Network Applications, you will learn to use the Go programming language to build robust, production-ready software applications. You will learn just enough to building command line tools and applications communicating over HTTP and gRPC. This practical guide will cover:Writing command line applicationsWriting a HTTP services and clientsWriting RPC services and clients using gRPCWriting middleware for network clients and serversStoring data in cloud object stores and SQL databasesTesting your applications using idiomatic techniquesAdding observability to your applicationsManaging configuration data from your applicationsYou will learn to implement best practices using hands-on examples written with modern practices in mind. With its focus on using the standard library packages as far as possible, Practical Go will give you a solid foundation for developing large applications using Go leveraging the best of the language' s ecosystem.
Amit Saha is a software engineer at Atlassian, located in Sydney, Australia. He has written Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More! (No Starch Press, 2015) and Write Your First Program (PHI Learning, 2013). His other writings have been published in technical magazines, conference proceedings, and research journals. He can be found online at https://echorand. me.

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