Get Programming with Go
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Get Programming with Go

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  2. English
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Get Programming with Go

About this book

Summary

Get Programming with Go introduces you to the powerful Go language without confusing jargon or high-level theory. By working through 32 quick-fire lessons, you'll quickly pick up the basics of the innovative Go programming language!

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Go is a small programming language designed by Google to tackle big problems. Large projects mean large teams with people of varying levels of experience. Go offers a small, yet capable, language that can be understood and used by anyone, no matter their experience.

About the Book

Hobbyists, newcomers, and professionals alike can benefit from a fast, modern language; all you need is the right resource! Get Programming with Go provides a hands-on introduction to Go language fundamentals, serving as a solid foundation for your future programming projects. You'll master Go syntax, work with types and functions, and explore bigger ideas like state and concurrency, with plenty of exercises to lock in what you learn.

What's inside

  • Language concepts like slices, interfaces, pointers, and concurrency
  • Seven capstone projects featuring spacefaring gophers, Mars rovers, ciphers, and simulations
  • All examples run in the Go Playground - no installation required!

About the Reader

This book is for anyone familiar with computer programming, as well as anyone with the desire to learn.

About the Author

Nathan Youngman organizes the Edmonton Go meetup and is a mentor with Canada Learning Code. Roger Peppé contributes to Go and runs the Newcastle upon Tyne Go meetup.

Table of Contents

    Unit 0 - GETTING STARTED

  1. Get ready, get set, Go

    2. Unit 1 - IMPERATIVE PROGRAMMING

  2. A glorified calculator
  3. Loops and branches
  4. Variable scope
  5. Capstone: Ticket to Mars

    6. Unit 2 - TYPES

  6. Real numbers
  7. Whole numbers
  8. Big numbers
  9. Multilingual text
  10. Converting between types
  11. Capstone: The Vigenère cipher

    12. Unit 3 - BUILDING BLOCKS

  12. Functions
  13. Methods
  14. First-class functions
  15. Capstone: Temperature tables

    16. Unit 4 - COLLECTIONS

  16. Arrayed in splendor
  17. Slices: Windows into arrays
  18. A bigger slice
  19. The ever-versatile map
  20. Capstone: A slice of life

    21. Unit 5 - STATE AND BEHAVIOR

  21. A little structure
  22. Go's got no class
  23. Composition and forwarding
  24. Interfaces
  25. Capstone: Martian animal sanctuary

    26. Unit 6 - DOWN THE GOPHER HOLE

  26. A few pointers
  27. Much ado about nil
  28. To err is human
  29. Capstone: Sudoku rules

    30. Unit 7 - CONCURRENT PROGRAMMING

  30. Goroutines and concurrency
  31. Concurrent state
  32. Capstone: Life on Mars

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Information

Publisher
Manning
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781617293092
eBook ISBN
9781638355472
Topic
Computer Science
Subtopic
Programming
Index
Computer Science

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. Brief Table of Contents
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. About this book
  7. About the authors
  8. Unit 0. Getting started
  9. Unit 1. Imperative programming
  10. Unit 2. Types
  11. Unit 3. Building blocks
  12. Unit 4. Collections
  13. Unit 5. State and behavior
  14. Unit 6. Down the gopher hole
  15. Unit 7. Concurrent programming
  16. Conclusion. Where to Go from here
  17. Appendix. Solutions
  18. Index
  19. List of Figures
  20. List of Tables
  21. List of Listings

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