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Master Go language fundamentals, learn how to structure Go projects effectively, and deliver high-performance code using Go's powerful concurrency model.
This book has been fully updated to cover all the new features and idioms of the latest version of Go. In it, you'll dive into Gos unique features and quickly get started writing real-world applications, such as websites and network servers.
In Go in Action, Second Edition you will learn:
*; Go language fundamentals
*; How to set up and structure a Go software project
*; Working with the Go type system
*; Concurrency in Go
*; Go's unique approach to error handling
*; Writing and capturing errors in your own software
*; How to use Go's built-in testing and observability features
About the technology
Designed by Google with productivity in mind, Go excels in modern, highly-dynamic environments. This modern language has all its concurrency primitives baked in, so Go users can handle problems like real-time performance with no additional tools required. Its simple-but-powerful type system includes generics and interfaces as first-class citizens. Best of all, because Go was designed to be simple, with a small number of keywords and an efficient standard library, it's really easy to learn! In a cloud-first world, it's easy to see why Go has quickly become a must-have skill.
About the book
Go in Action, Second Edition takes advantage of your existing programming knowledge to fast-track you to Go mastery. Google Developer Expert in Go Andrew Walker has revised the original bestseller with William Kennedy, covering new language features and adding compelling real-world case studies. You'll g
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