The Go Programming Language (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing) 1st Edition

by Alan A. A. Donovan (Author), Brian W. Kernighan (Author)

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The Go Programming Language is the authoritative resource for any programmer who wants to learn Go. It shows how to write clear and idiomatic Go to solve real-world problems. The book does not assume prior knowledge of Go nor experience with any specific language, so you’ll find it accessible whether you’re most comfortable with JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, or C++.

The first chapter is a tutorial on the basic concepts of Go, introduced through programs for file I/O and text processing, simple graphics, and web clients and servers.
Early chapters cover the structural elements of Go programs: syntax, control flow, data types, and the organization of a program into packages, files, and functions. The examples illustrate many packages from the standard library and show how to create new ones of your own. Later chapters explain the package mechanism in more detail, and how to build, test, and maintain projects using the go tool.
The chapters on methods and interfaces introduce Go’s unconventional approach to object-oriented programming, in which methods can be declared on any type and interfaces are implicitly satisfied. They explain the key principles of encapsulation, composition, and substitutability using realistic examples.
Two chapters on concurrency present in-depth approaches to this increasingly important topic. The first, which covers the basic mechanisms of goroutines and channels, illustrates the style known as communicating sequential processes for which Go is renowned. The second covers more traditional aspects of concurrency with shared variables. These chapters provide a solid foundation for programmers encountering concurrency for the first time.
The final two chapters explore lower-level features of Go. One covers the art of metaprogramming using reflection. The other shows how to use the unsafe package to step outside the type system for special situations, and how to use the cgo tool to create Go bindings for C libraries.

The book features hundreds of interesting and practical examples of well-written Go code that cover the whole language, its most important packages, and a wide range of applications. Each chapter has exercises to test your understanding and explore extensions and alternatives. Source code is freely available for download from http://gopl.io/ and may be conveniently fetched, built, and installed using the go get command.

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Series: Addison-Wesley Professional Computing
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (November 5, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0134190440
ISBN-13: 978-0134190440
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 1.1 x 8.9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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25 of 32 people found the following review helpful

This is the best book I've read

By bookfan on November 4, 2015

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I teach Go at California State University, Fresno. I'll be using this book in the spring for my class. I've looked at every book covering the Go language. This is the best book I've read. If you're learning Go, start with this book then follow it up with William Kennedy's book. You can also check out my Go class lectures by googling "youtube todd mcleod" and then going to my playlists. I also have a comprehensive video training covering the Go language on Udemy which I also recommend. Have fun learning!

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

Hands down... You must read it

By Anton Moiseev on November 12, 2015

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This is a genuine delight to read this book. Clear and precise explanations, every word's in its place. You don't quickly swallow the entire sentence till its end, instead you thoughtfully read every word and it lefts no questions. The structure is sooo well thought, you are not get bored with basic stuff in the first chapters, and still learn all the language fundamentals as you approach towards the end of the book. Whether you're new to Go or have a preliminary experience it doesn't matter you WILL enjoy reading it.

Disclaimer: When a book is so well and carefully written there is a high chance to fall in love with the language. Read it only if you are cruel enough to betray your current primary language ;)

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful

Rock Solid Book

By Kelvin D. Meeks on November 7, 2015

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I received my copy of the book this week - and am delighted with the organization and content of the book. Chapters are concise, cover concepts in sufficient depth that the word 'meaty' comes to mind - and dense with code samples. I am leading a next-generation application architecture effort for a client - and based on the results of our preliminary micro-benchmarks and testing - have selected Go as the tool of choice to solve our high performance concurrent and distributed computing challenges.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

The best Go book.

By Quintin on December 1, 2015

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This is a fantastic book. I loved how it explained the concepts and a way that seemed basic but had lots of depth at the same time. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn Go. Go is a fantastic language. We have now a few people reading this at our work because it is so helpful on learning Go. The exercises in this book are fantastic, they are very relevant to things you would see working as a programmer.

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Easily a must read for any Go Programmer

By Josh Feinberg on December 2, 2015

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This was definitely one of my favorite programming books I've ever read. The examples were fun to work on, the extra challenges at the end of the chapters were good learning, and the book went into a perfect amount of detail. The book is easy to pick up for new programmers and experienced alike. As someone with no experience with Go but with plenty of other languages I never felt bogged down by the amount of detail on simple concepts which is usually a problem for most books I read.

The first chapter was a great surprise as it lets you get right into the fold with some awesome programs including building a web server within minutes of picking up a language. It was really good at highlighting some of the best features of Go.

I can't recommend this book enough for anyone looking to pick up Go. With a Java background I was able to write some cool projects and learn a lot.

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Legendary

By Fabri on December 2, 2015

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This is epic. A book for expert programmers, with a lot of good quality Go code inside.
I particularly like the chapters on concurrency, they are very clear and comprehensive.

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful

The Book I searched for when I started programming in go.

By tierce on November 19, 2015

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This book pretty much covers every aspect of the language at the moment.
If you work through this thoroughly than you should have a pretty fundamental understanding of the language and its spec.
I only gave 4 stars because I did not understand why a basics book starts with the generation of animated gifs.

Would I have been a beginner in programming I would have stopped there... But it gets easier after this chapter ;-)

Otherwise its currently the best book about go at the moment.

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Best Book for the Language

By Joshua B. Marsh on November 19, 2015

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This was a great read. It can be hard to wirte a book about a language that isn't boring and feels like reading a reference book. This book was far from that. Part of it was that the book was full of great examples including complete working examples that explained what you were reading. Those examples also felt useful, like you could use them in something you might be working on in the near future.

I'd definitely recommend reading this if you are interested in learning the language or you want to explore some parts of the language you might not be too familiar with, like reflection for me. If you are new to the language, especially programming in general, the first chapter may start to get a little difficult so don't be afraid to skip it and come back after you finish.

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