Building Distributed Applications in Gin

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Gin

This chapter will give you a foundational understanding of what the Gin framework is, how it works, and its features. We'll also supply guidelines for setting up the Go runtime and development environment. Moreover, we'll discuss the advantages of using Gin as a web framework for building distributed applications. We will finish this chapter by learning to write our first Gin-based web application.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• What is Gin?
• Go runtime and integrated development environment (IDE)
• Go modules and dependency management
• Writing a Gin web application

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to build a basic HTTP server with the Gin web framework.

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