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System Programming Essentials with Go
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System Programming Essentials with Go

by Alex Rios
June 2024
Intermediate to advanced
408 pages
9h 6m
English
Packt Publishing
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Working with System Events

System events are an essential aspect of software development, and knowing how to manage and respond to them is crucial for creating robust and responsive applications. This chapter is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage and respond to system events, a critical aspect of robust and responsive software development. By the end of this chapter, you will have gained practical experience in handling various types of system signals, scheduling tasks, and monitoring filesystem events using Go’s powerful features and libraries.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

  • Understanding system events and signals
  • Handling signals
  • Task scheduling
  • File monitoring with ...
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