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Advanced Techniques in Go Programming

Gain insights into Go's concurrency model with goroutines and channels. Explore advanced concepts like interfaces, testing, and build highly concurrent systems like web and RESTful servers.

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Go is one of the most popular programming languages today in the systems programming and networking space. Go has built-in concurrency capabilities using a simple concurrency model implemented using goroutines and channels. In addition to Go’s rich and reliable standard library, handy Go packages (cobra and viper) allow us to develop powerful command-line utilities (e.g., docker and hugo) in Go. You will start the course by covering the basics of Go—syntax, basic and composite data types, etc.—before moving on to advanced concepts such as reflection, interfaces, functional programming, testing, and profiling. You will then learn how to communicate with UNIX, as well as how to design and build highly concurrent systems such as web services, RESTful servers, and gRPC servers. This course will equip you with the tools and concepts to contribute to challenging and complex systems such as networking tools and servers, database systems, compilers, and interpreters.

Go is one of the most popular programming languages today in the systems programming and networking space. Go has built-in concu...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Familiarity with the core features of the Go language

Hands-on experience with developing Go functions and packages

Thorough understanding of advanced Go features such as reflection, interfaces, and generics

Ability to design and develop feature-rich Windows and UNIX utilities and system tools in Go

Hands-on experience with designing highly concurrent applications in Go

Ability to build REST, gRPC, and WebSocket-based servers and clients in Go

Familiarity with the core features of the Go language

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Distributed Computing

Concurrency

RESTful API

REST API

Content

329 Lessons13 Quizzes

Course Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with advanced Go, including RESTful services, WebSocket protocol, and generics.

Course Overview

Introduction to Go

19 Lessons

Look at Go’s advantages, syntax, variables, iteration, control structures, concurrency, and practical applications.

A Quick Introduction to Go

The Advantages of Go

Accessing Go Documentation

Writing Our First Program

Running Go Code

Important Characteristics of Go: Variables

Important Characteristics of Go: Control

Important Characteristics of Go: Loops

Important Characteristics of Go: Getting User Input

Important Characteristics of Go: Error Variables

Important Characteristics of Go: Concurrency Model

Developing the which(1) Utility in Go

Logging Information I

Logging Information II

Overview of Go Generics

Developing a Basic Phone Book Application

Exercise: Introduction to Go

Solution: Introduction to Go

Recap: Introduction to Go

Basic Go Data Types

26 Lessons

Explore Go's basic data types, including numerics, strings, errors, and data structures.

Composite Data Types

17 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of using composite data types, patterns, and CSV file handling in Go.

Reflection and Interfaces

22 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of implementing reflection and interfaces in Go for dynamic typing and sorting.

Go Packages and Functions

26 Lessons

Follow the process of developing, using, and managing Go packages, functions, and modules.

Telling a UNIX System What to Do

36 Lessons

Master UNIX system programming with Go, covering file I/O, JSON/XML handling, signals, and Cobra utilities.

Go Concurrency

40 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in Go concurrency with goroutines, channels, mutexes, and context management.

Building Web Services

26 Lessons

Get started with creating Go-based web services, HTTP handling, Docker images, and Prometheus metrics.

10.

Working with TCP/IP and WebSocket

26 Lessons

Work your way through TCP/IP, UDP, UNIX Domain Sockets, and WebSocket server/client creation.

11.

Working with REST APIs

22 Lessons

Build a foundation in developing and testing RESTful APIs using Go, including client-server interactions and database integrations.

12.

Code Testing and Profiling

29 Lessons

Optimize Go code performance and correctness through testing, profiling, benchmarking, and tracing techniques.

13.

Working with gRPC

16 Lessons

Focus on implementing gRPC services in Go, including server, client, and protocol buffer definitions.

14.

Go Generics

17 Lessons

Build on understanding Go generics, their applications, constraints, interfaces, and practical exercises.

15.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Step through Go's features, concurrency, networking, and practical applications for real-world use.

16.

Appendix A—Go Garbage Collector

5 Lessons

Get insights into Go's garbage collector, memory allocation, and performance optimization techniques.

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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