Beginning Go Programming: Build Reliable and Efficient Applications with Go

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R. Hussain, M. ZulfiqarBeginning Go Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8858-0_7

7. HTTP

Rumeel Hussain¹   and Maryam Zulfiqar²

(1)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

(2)

Lahore, Pakistan

 

Now that you have a good grasp of the basics of the Go programming language, it’s the time to put things into action! The easiest way to do that is through web application programming interfaces (APIs). An API is a set of specifications used to communicate between two programs. APIs utilize web technologies, especially Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), to exchange information between clients and servers. Go provides extensive support for HTTP. This chapter includes Go recipes ...