Beginning Go Programming : Build Reliable and Efficient Applications with Go /

Understand and write programs in Go, a multi-paradigm language with built-in features for concurrent programming. This book enables developers to build software that is simple, reliable, and efficient. It'll also help beginners to start programming Go-based applications. Beginning Go Programmin...

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Main Authors: Hussain, Rumeel (Author), Zulfiqar, Maryam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress L. P., 2022.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Authors
  • About the Technical Reviewer
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Is GoLang Static-Typed or Compiled?
  • Compiled Programming Language
  • Statically-Typed Language
  • Is Go an Object-Oriented Programming Language?
  • Features that Make GoLang the Premium Choice for Programming
  • Intentionally Excluded Features from GoLang
  • Go Programs
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2: Go Basics
  • Ancestors of Go
  • Go Syntax
  • Installing Go
  • Go Playground
  • Developing Go Applications Using IDEs
  • Getting Started Programming Go Applications
  • Let's Print Hello World!
  • How to Execute a Go Program
  • Keywords
  • Variables
  • Variable Data Types
  • Variable Naming Conventions
  • Declaring Variables
  • Taking User Input
  • Using scanf
  • Using Scanln
  • Using bufio
  • Math Operators and Packages
  • The Math Package
  • Dates and Times
  • Operators Precedence in Go
  • Memory Management and Reference Values
  • New vs Make
  • Incorrect Memory Allocation Example
  • Correct Memory Allocation Example
  • Memory Deallocation
  • Pointers Data Type
  • What Is a Pointer?
  • Declaring Pointers in Go
  • Comparison with Java and C-Style Languages
  • Ordered Values in Arrays and Slices
  • Arrays in Go
  • Declaring Arrays
  • Initializing Arrays
  • Accessing Array Elements
  • Querying the Size of an Array
  • Slices in Go
  • Defining Slices
  • The len( ) and cap( ) Functions
  • Nil Slice
  • Sub-Slicing in Go
  • The append( ) and copy( ) Functions
  • Sorting Slices
  • Maps
  • Defining Maps
  • Adding Entries to a Map Object
  • Deleting Entries from a Map Object
  • Iterating Over Stored Values in a Map Object
  • Structs Data Type
  • Defining a Structure
  • Accessing Members of a Structure
  • Passing Structures as Function Arguments
  • Pointers to Structures
  • Program Flow
  • If Statement
  • Switch Statement
  • For Statement
  • The goto Statement
  • Functions
  • Defining a Function
  • Doing Function Calls in Go
  • Return More than One Value from Functions
  • Passing Arguments to Functions
  • Call by Value Example
  • Call by Reference Example
  • Methods
  • Write/Read Text Files
  • Write Text Files
  • Read Text Files
  • HTTP Package
  • JSON
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3: Go Recipes: Programming Fundamentals and Basics
  • Numbers and Slices in Go
  • Working with Maps in Go
  • Go's Catch of Error Handling
  • Defer and Panic Recovery
  • Hands-on Challenge
  • Solution
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Working with Text
  • Go String Formatting and Working with Unicode
  • Case-Insensitive Comparisons in Go
  • Regular Expressions and Reading Text Files with Go
  • Hands-on Challenge
  • Solution
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5: Structs, Methods, and Interfaces
  • Go Structs, Methods, and Interfaces
  • Structs
  • Declaring Structs in Go
  • Creating Instances of a Struct Type
  • Recipe to See Structs in Action
  • Methods
  • Declaring Methods in Go
  • Recipe to See Methods in Action
  • Interfaces
  • Declaring Interfaces in Go