{"product_id":"learn-go-with-pocket-sized-projects-9781633438804","title":"Learn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects","description":"\u003cb\u003ePocket-size projects, modular and versatile skills! Take your Go programming capabilities to the next level with 11 engaging applications.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects\u003c\/i\u003e teaches some of the most important skills of Go programming--including Go's unique idiomatic syntax--all through building fun and useful apps and games. Each project is fully working, simple to write, and easy to scale-up to full-size Go applications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLearn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects\u003c\/i\u003e you'll build: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A Wordle-alike game\u003cbr\u003e - A currency converter application\u003cbr\u003e - A habit-tracking application\u003cbr\u003e - A book digest application\u003cbr\u003e - A maze-solving algorithm\u003cbr\u003e - A microcontroller-based traffic lights program\u003cbr\u003e - ...and more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each small, self-contained project in \u003ci\u003eLearn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects\u003c\/i\u003e introduces important practical skills, including ensuring that your code is thoroughly tested and documented! You'll make architectural decisions for your projects and organize your code in a maintainable way. Work your way through, and you'll be able to utilize Go for everything from server-side applications to low-level systems programming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Foreword by \u003cb\u003eRon Evans\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF and ePub formats from Manning Publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the technology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's no more satisfying way to learn a programming language than by building your own projects! Whether you're coming from another language or taking your next steps in Go, these eleven projects will get you working hands on faster than you can type \"Bonjour le monde.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLearn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the most important features, concepts and techniques of the Go programming language. You'll learn hands on as you build fun mini projects including a Wordle clone you can run as a web service and a maze solver that uses goroutines. Along the way, you'll explore a wide range of topics, including Go's unique approach to interfaces, concurrency, REST and gRPC microservice APIs, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Concurrency with goroutines\u003cbr\u003e - A habit tracker using gRPC and HTML templates\u003cbr\u003e - Deploying a secure web service\u003cbr\u003e - A microcontroller-based traffic lights program using TinyGo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the reader\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For beginners with Go or another programming language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAliénor Latour\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDonia Chaiehloudj\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ePascal Bertrand\u003c\/b\u003e are experienced developers with a passion for Go and excellence in programming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1 MeetGo\u003cbr\u003e 2 Hello, earth! Extend your hello, world\u003cbr\u003e 3 A bookworm's digest: Playing with loops and maps\u003cbr\u003e 4 A log story: Creating a library\u003cbr\u003e 5 Gordle: Play a word game in your terminal\u003cbr\u003e 6 Money converter: CLI around an HTTP call\u003cbr\u003e 7 Caching with generics\u003cbr\u003e 8 Gordle as a service\u003cbr\u003e 9 Concurrent maze solver\u003cbr\u003e 10 Habits tracker using gRPC\u003cbr\u003e 11 HTML templating with a gRPC client\u003cbr\u003e 12 Go for other architectures\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e A Installation steps\u003cbr\u003e B Formatting cheat sheet\u003cbr\u003e C Zero values\u003cbr\u003e D Benchmarking\u003cbr\u003e E Passing by value or by reference\u003cbr\u003e F Fuzzing\u003cbr\u003e G Connecting to a database\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAliénor Latour\u003c\/b\u003e is a back-end Golang developer with a decade of experience in various domains, from social media marketing to satellite imagery and e-commerce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonia Chaiehloudj\u003c\/b\u003e is a back-end software engineer with experience developing Go distributed systems in cloud environments in aerospatial and gaming sectors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePascal Bertrand\u003c\/b\u003e has been developing with Go for the past 6 years as a software engineer, in both big and small companies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384315871506,"sku":"9781633438804","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97be4d4d-ceb1-433e-a530-b55c74dbaa78.jpg?v=1750169786","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/learn-go-with-pocket-sized-projects-9781633438804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}