Description
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Go in 24 Hours will help new and experienced programmers build software that’s simpler, more reliable, and far more scalable. This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach guides you from setting up your environment through testing and deploying powerful solutions. Using practical examples, expert Go developer George Ornbo walks you through Go’s fundamental constructs, demonstrates its breakthrough features for concurrent and network programming, and illuminates Go’s powerful new idioms. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Go programming tasks and techniques

Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills

Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn

Notes and Tips point out shortcuts, solutions, and problems to avoid

Two bonus chapters available online: Hour 25, “Creating a RESTful JSON API,” and Hour 26 “Creating a TCP Chat Server”

Learn how to…

   Get productive quickly with Go development tools and web servers
   Master core features, including strings, functions, structs, and methods
   Work with types, variables, functions, and control structures
   Make the most of Go’s arrays, slices, and maps
   Write powerful concurrent software with Goroutines and channels
   Handle program errors smoothly
   Promote code reuse with packages
   Master Go’s unique idioms for highly effective coding
   Use regular expressions and time/date functions
   Test and benchmark Go code
   Write basic command-line programs, HTTP servers, and HTTP clients
   Efficiently move Go code into production
   Build basic TCP chat servers and JSON APIs