Mastering Go: Create Golang production applications using network libraries, concurrency, and advanced Go data structures

Book Description
Often referred to as Golang (albeit wrongly), the Go programming language is really making strides thanks to some masterclass developments, architected by the greatest programming minds. Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke has been recently quoted as saying “Go will be the server language of the future.” Go programmers are in high demand, but – more controversially – Go takes the stage where C and Unix programmers previously led the way.

The growth of the Go language has seen it become the means by which systems, networking, web, and cloud applications are implemented. If you’re a Go programmer, you’ll already know some Go syntax and will have written some small projects. However, most Go programmers face the difficulty of having to integrate their Golang skills with production code. With Mastering Go, the author shows you just how to tackle this problem. You’ll benefit by mastering the use of the libraries and utilize its features, speed, and efficiency for which the Go ecology is justly famous.

Offering a compendium of Go, the book begins with an account of how Go has been implemented. You’ll also benefit from an in-depth account of concurrency and systems and network programming imperative for modern-day native cloud development through the course of the book.

What you will learn
Understand the design choices of Golang syntax
Know enough Go internals to be able to optimize Golang code
Appreciate concurrency models available in Golang
Understand the interplay of systems and networking code
Write server-level code that plays well in all environments
Understand the context and appropriate use of Go data types and data structures
Who this book is for
This book is for Golang programmers. You should have previously read an introductory book on Go, or to have worked through the Tour of Go or an equivalent online course. This book will definitely help to remember the basic concepts of concurrency, but network programming will be explained. A certain amount of previous coding and production experience would be helpful.

Table of Contents
Go and the Operating System
Understanding Go Internals
Working with Basic Go Data Types
The Uses of Composite Types
Enhancing Go Code with Data Structures
What You Might Not Know About Go Packages
Reflection and Interfaces for All Seasons
Telling a Unix System What to Do
Go Concurrency – Goroutines, Channels, and Pipelines
Go Concurrency – Advanced Topics
Code Testing, Optimization, and Profiling
The Foundations of Network Programming in Go
Network Programming – Building Servers and Clients