April 2027
Beginner to intermediate
400 pages
2h 5m
English
Overview
Go has rapidly become the preferred language for building web services, and it's growing in popularity. Plenty of tutorials teach Go's syntax to developers experienced in other languages, but tutorials aren't enough. They often don't explain Go's idioms, so developers recreate patterns that don't make sense in Go. This essential guide provides the background you need to write clear, idiomatic Go.
No matter your level of experience, you'll learn how to think like a Go developer. Author Jon Bodner introduces the design patterns experienced Go developers use and explains why they work. This updated third edition also shows you how to incorporate AI tools into your Go development workflow for coding, code review, and evaluation.
- Write idiomatic code in Go and design a Go project
- Understand the reasons behind Go's design decisions
- Set up a Go development environment for a solo developer or team
- Determine how and when to use reflection, unsafe, and cgo
- Learn how to use AI tools for augmented coding and code review in Go
- Observe your Go programs to know the resources they use, improve their performance, and trace interaction with other programs
- Implement guardrails for responsible development and evaluation of Go code with AI tools
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