You're reading from Mastering Go for DevOps Master building, automating, and scaling cloud infrastructure with Go

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837027330

Length 370 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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DevOps

Author (1):

Engin Polat

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Go Foundations - CLI, Monitoring, and APIs FREE CHAPTER

2. Developing Command-Line Interfaces with Go

3. Packaging and Distributing Go CLIs

4. Integrating Go Applications with Prometheus

5. Writing Go Exporters for Prometheus

6. Building and Consuming RESTful APIs with Go

7. Working with gRPC and Microservices Architecture

8. Part 2: Build Custom Terraform Providers with Go

9. Using Go to Build Custom Terraform Providers

10. Writing Unit Tests and Integration Tests for Terraform Providers

11. Documenting and Publishing Terraform Providers

12. Automating Testing in Pipelines

13. Part 3: Go for Cloud Services

14. Integrating Go Applications with the AWS SDK

15. Integrating Go Applications with the Azure SDK

16. Serverless Computing Using AWS Lambda

17. Serverless Computing Using Azure Functions

18. Unlock Your Exclusive Benefits

19. Other Books You May Enjoy

20. Index

Developing Command-Line Interfaces with Go

In today’s DevOps ecosystem, command-line interfaces (CLIs) are more than just helpful utilities; they’re core tools that empower engineers to streamline workflows, manage infrastructure, and orchestrate complex deployments with precision and speed.

A well-designed CLI tool enables seamless automation, giving DevOps teams the agility they need to handle everything from routine tasks to high-stakes production issues. For any DevOps professional, mastering the creation of CLI tools can open doors to greater efficiency, reliability, and control over infrastructure.

This chapter focuses on building robust and elegant CLI applications with Go, a language well suited for DevOps needs. Go brings specific strengths that make it an ideal choice for developing CLIs that need to perform reliably across diverse environments, scale with demands, and operate efficiently under heavy workloads.

In this chapter, we will cover the...

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Authors (1)

Engin Polat

Engin Polat is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, with over 15 years of experience building DevOps and infrastructure tooling. He is a Microsoft Open Source Champion, ex-MVP, and contributor to major projects like Azure Bicep, Terratest Azure Modules, and the Power Platform Terraform Provider. Engin has a background in business administration and software development and shares his work on GitHub (@polatengin) and LinkedIn.

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