Learn Go
- ISBN-10
- 1617293091
- ISBN-13
- 9781617293092
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-28
- Publisher
- Manning Publications
- Author
- Nathan Youngman
Description
Are you unsatisfied by the dichotomy between happiness-optimized scripting languages and high performance workhorse languages? Created at Google, Go is designed by and for working programmers who care about performance, reliability, and the experience of writing software. With its restrained and well considered design, Go is approachable to newcomers and refreshing for seasoned polyglots. With Go, you have the tools you need for rapidly building web, cloud, and systems applications. Best of all, it doesn't take long to become productive in Go. Are your ready? Learn Go is a beginner's guide to the Go programming language, aimed squarely at hobbyists and new developers. It's chock-full of exercises that you can tackle with nothing more than a web browser. Move forward each day with succinctly written chapters punctuated by elaborate challenges. By the end you will have cracked ancient ciphers, discovered the wonders of cellular automatons, planned a vacation on Mars, and directed rovers to gather weather data. This is just the beginning. What you build next is up to you. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
