Get Programming with Go - Brossura

Nathan Youngman; Roger Peppe

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ISBN 10: 1617293091 ISBN 13: 9781617293092

Casa editrice: Manning, 2018

Riassunto

Summary

Get Programming with Go introduces you to the powerful Go language without confusing jargon or high-level theory. By working through 32 quick-fire lessons, you'll quickly pick up the basics of the innovative Go programming language!

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Go is a small programming language designed by Google to tackle big problems. Large projects mean large teams with people of varying levels of experience. Go offers a small, yet capable, language that can be understood and used by anyone, no matter their experience.

About the Book

Hobbyists, newcomers, and professionals alike can benefit from a fast, modern language; all you need is the right resource! Get Programming with Go provides a hands-on introduction to Go language fundamentals, serving as a solid foundation for your future programming projects. You'll master Go syntax, work with types and functions, and explore bigger ideas like state and concurrency, with plenty of exercises to lock in what you learn.

What's inside

• Language concepts like slices, interfaces, pointers, and concurrency
• Seven capstone projects featuring spacefaring gophers, Mars rovers, ciphers, and simulations
• All examples run in the Go Playground - no installation required!

About the Reader

This book is for anyone familiar with computer programming, as well as anyone with the desire to learn.

About the Author

Nathan Youngman organizes the Edmonton Go meetup and is a mentor with Canada Learning Code. Roger Peppé contributes to Go and runs the Newcastle upon Tyne Go meetup.

Table of Contents

Unit 0 - GETTING STARTED

1. Get ready, get set, Go

Unit 1 - IMPERATIVE PROGRAMMING

2. A glorified calculator
3. Loops and branches
4. Variable scope
5. Capstone: Ticket to Mars

Unit 2 - TYPES

6. Real numbers
7. Whole numbers
8. Big numbers
9. Multilingual text
10. Converting between types
11. Capstone: The Vigenère cipher

Unit 3 - BUILDING BLOCKS

12. Functions
13. Methods
14. First-class functions
15. Capstone: Temperature tables

Unit 4 - COLLECTIONS

16. Arrayed in splendor
17. Slices: Windows into arrays
18. A bigger slice
19. The ever-versatile map
20. Capstone: A slice of life

Unit 5 - STATE AND BEHAVIOR

21. A little structure
22. Go's got no class
23. Composition and forwarding
24. Interfaces
25. Capstone: Martian animal sanctuary

Unit 6 - DOWN THE GOPHER HOLE

26. A few pointers
27. Much ado about nil
28. To err is human
29. Capstone: Sudoku rules

Unit 7 - CONCURRENT PROGRAMMING

30. Goroutines and concurrency
31. Concurrent state
32. Capstone: Life on Mars

Su questo libro

Informazioni sull?autore

Nathan Youngman is a self-taught web developer and lifelong learner. He serves as organizer for the Edmonton Go meetup, mentor for Canada Learning Code, and paparazzi for VIP gopher plushies.

Roger Peppe is a Go contributor, maintains a number of open source Go projects, runs the Newcastle upon Tyne Go meetup, and works on Go cloud infrastructure software.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Manning
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1617293091
• ISBN 13: 9781617293092
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 360
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile