This book is designed to help developers get up-to-speed in Go fast, to make use of existing knowledge of other languages, and to help developers avoid common mistakes made by Go newcomers. Based on author Mark Bates's and Cory LaNou's Gopher Guides training curricula, this book will allow readers to quickly understand and use Go syntax, core features, and idioms.

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Reflecting Go through version 1.18, and including Go's new support for generics, this book prepares you to write robust, reliable, well-performing production code right from the outset.
 

Author: Mark Bates and Cory LaNou
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Date: December 2022
Pages: 576
ISBN: 978-0137918300
Print: 0137918305
Kindle: B0B66PL585
Audience: Developers interested in learning Go
Level: Intermediate
Category: Other Languages

Topics covered:

• Learn how Go manages packages, modules, and dependencies
• Apply Go basics, such as variable declaration, types, and control flow
• Work effectively with collection types, iteration, functions, structs, and pointers
• Understand Go Slices and use them properly
• Write idiomatic Go, using principles such as embedding and composition
• Expertly use concurrency to improve code performance
• Create proper tests to quickly identify and fix problems
• Write simpler, better code with generics and interfaces
• Take advantage of channels, context, sync primatives, and other advanced features

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