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Modern REST API Development in Go
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Modern REST API Development in Go

by Jesús Espino
August 2025
Intermediate to advanced
294 pages
5h 49m
English
Packt Publishing
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Preface

In today’s extremely interconnected environment, REST APIs are the lingua franca for different software to communicate with each other. The industry has tried different communication systems in the past, such as SOAP, CORBA, and custom-made solutions, but REST has been the de facto standard. Its simplicity and ability to leverage the underlying technologies, such as the HTTP protocol, have positioned REST as the go-to option for most developers.

REST is a solid option, but REST can be executed with many languages, such as Python, Ruby, PHP, Rust, and so on. But we are going to talk about how to do it with Go, but why Go? Go is a modern, robust, fast, and easy-to-learn language, making it ideal for REST APIs. Its native compilation makes ...

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