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,7; and Hour 26 Creating a TCP Chat Server7;
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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