Job Ready Go

Tackle GoLang with practical and employment-focused instruction In Job Ready Go, software education guru Dr. Haythem Balti delivers an essential and hands-on guide to Go, an open-source programming language developed by Google engineers to combine the most sought-after capabilities of other programming languages, including Java, C#, and C++. In the book, the author walks you through all the most critical skills necessary for successful, on-the-job Go programming. You’ll discover: How to get started with Go, including how to run, build, and test your own go programs Understand control flow and data structures in Go including arrays, slices, maps, and pointerss How to leverage structs, interfaces, and methods to organize and reuse code How to leverage go to process data, access different types of files and develop APIs Leverage concurrency and gRPCs to create complex and interconnected systems. Job Ready Go offers readers straightforward and elegant instruction based on the renowned mthree Global Academy and Software Guild training program. It’s an essential read for aspiring Go developers looking for a fast-track to developing real-world skills demanded by employers.

About the Authors v About the Technical Writer vi About the Technical Editor vii Acknowledgments viii Introduction xxi Part I: The Basics of the Go Programming Language 1 Lesson 1: Getting Started with Go 3 Lesson 2: Understanding Go Basics 21 Lesson 3: Storing with Variables 39 Lesson 4: Performing Operations 69 Lesson 5: Controlling Program Flow with Conditional Statements 99 Lesson 6: Controlling Program Flow with Loops 123 Lesson 7: Pulling It All Together: Income Tax Calculator 145 Part II: Organizing Code and Data in Go 173 Lesson 8: Using Functions 175 Lesson 9: Accessing Arrays 195 Lesson 10: Working with Pointers 215 Lesson 11: Organizing with Structs 237 Lesson 12: Accessing Slices 263 Lesson 13: Manipulating Maps 287 Lesson 14: Creating Methods 305 Lesson 15: Adding Interfaces 325 Lesson 16: Pulling It All Together: Building a Burger Shop 343 Part III: Creating Job Ready Solutions in Go 377 Lesson 17: Handling Errors 379 Lesson 18: Concurrency 395 Lesson 19: Sorting and Data Processing 421 Lesson 20: File I/O and OS Operations 453 Lesson 21: Pulling It All Together: Word Analysis in Go 485 Part IV: Advanced Topics for Go Development 525 Lesson 22: Testing 527 Lesson 23: API Development Tutorial 561 Lesson 24: Working with gRPC 591 Lesson 25: Pulling It All Together: Using Smart Data 607 Lesson 26: Using Modules 645 Appendix: File Permissions and Access Rights 651 Index 655