You're reading from Go Programming - From Beginner to Professional - Second Edition

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Published in Mar 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803243054

Pages 680 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Samantha Coyle

Table of Contents (30) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Scripts

2. Chapter 1: Variables and Operators

3. Chapter 2: Command and Control

4. Chapter 3: Core Types

5. Chapter 4: Complex Types

6. Part 2: Components

7. Chapter 5: Functions – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

8. Chapter 6: Don’t Panic! Handle Your Errors

9. Chapter 7: Interfaces

10. Chapter 8: Generic Algorithm Superpowers

11. Part 3: Modules

12. Chapter 9: Using Go Modules to Define a Project

13. Chapter 10: Packages Keep Projects Manageable

14. Chapter 11: Bug-Busting Debugging Skills

15. Chapter 12: About Time

16. Part 4: Applications

17. Chapter 13: Programming from the Command Line

18. Chapter 14: File and Systems

19. Chapter 15: SQL and Databases

20. Part 5: Building For The Web

21. Chapter 16: Web Servers

22. Chapter 17: Using the Go HTTP Client

23. Part 6: Professional

24. Chapter 18: Concurrent Work

25. Chapter 19: Testing

26. Chapter 20: Using Go Tools

27. Chapter 21: Go in the Cloud

28. Index

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