Recap: Introduction to Go

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If you are using Go for the first time, the information in this chapter will help you understand the advantages of Go, how Go code looks, and some important characteristics of Go, such as variables, iterations, flow control, and the Go concurrency model. If you already know Go, then this chapter is a good reminder of where Go excels and the kinds of software where it is advised to use Go. Lastly, we built a basic phone book application with the techniques that we have learned so far.

Quiz on the basics of Go

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Course Introduction

Introduction to Go

Basic Go Data Types

Composite Data Types

Reflection and Interfaces

Go Packages and Functions

Telling a UNIX System What to Do

Go Concurrency

Building Web Services

Working with TCP/IP and WebSocket

Working with REST APIs

Code Testing and Profiling

Working with gRPC

Go Generics

Conclusion

Appendix A—Go Garbage Collector

Recap: Introduction to Go

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Quiz on the basics of Go