Learning Go: An Idiomatic Approach to Real-World Go Programming

Published Oct. 10, 2021 by O'Reilly Media.

ISBN:: 978-1-4920-7721-3

(1 review)

Go is rapidly becoming the preferred language for building web services. While there are plenty of tutorials available that teach Go's syntax to developers with experience in other programming languages, tutorials aren't enough. They don't teach Go's idioms, so developers end up recreating patterns that don't make sense in a Go context. This practical guide provides the essential background you need to write clear and idiomatic Go.

No matter your level of experience, you'll learn how to think like a Go developer. Author Jon Bodner introduces the design patterns experienced Go developers have adopted and explores the rationale for using them. You'll also get a preview of Go's upcoming generics support and how it fits into the language.

2 editions

SoapyDeuce reviewed Learning Go: An Idiomatic Approach to Real-World Go Programming by Jon Bodner

A practical and helpful guide to learning Go

4 stars

This book provides many of the idioms and short-cuts to learning Go that you otherwise have to learn from experience. It's not trying to be a "complete reference" type of book that spends 1000 pages covering every detail. Some topics are skimmed over a bit, while others that are more unique to Go or appear quirky to programmers that know other languages are given more explanation.

Be sure to check the errata on the publisher's website before diving deep into the book.