Head First Go

Jay McGavren

ISBN 10: 1491969555 / ISBN 13: 9781491969557

Published by O'Reilly Media, US, 2018

About this Item

Go represents an attempt to improve on some weaknesses of traditional compiled programming languages. It de-emphasizes or removes error-prone language structures like class inheritance and exception handling. It features great concurrency support and automatic memory management (garbage collection). Existing Go books tend to be highly technical in nature, teaching all aspects of the language regardless of their relevance to beginners. This book, rather than talking about the features of Go in abstract terms, features simple, clear examples that demonstrate Go in action, and diagrams to explain difficult concepts. This book will not only teach developers basic language features, it will get them comfortable consulting error output, documentation, and search engines to find solutions to problems. It will teach all the conventions and techniques that employers expect an entry-level Go developer to know.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Head First Go
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, US
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1491969555
• ISBN 13: 9781491969557
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What will you learn from this book?

Go makes it easy to build software that’s simple, reliable, and efficient. And this book makes it easy for programmers like you to get started. Google designed Go for high-performance networking and multiprocessing, but― like Python and JavaScript―the language is easy to read and use. With this practical hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to write Go code using clear examples that demonstrate the language in action. Best of all, you’ll understand the conventions and techniques that employers want entry-level Go developers to know.

Why does this book look so different?

Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Go uses a visually rich format to engage your mind rather than a textheavy approach that puts you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multisensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

About the Author

Jay McGavren was doing automation for a hotel services company when a colleague introduced him to Programming Perl (a.k.a. the Camel Book). It made him an instant Perl convert, as he liked actually writing code instead of waiting for a 10-person development team to configure a build system. It also gave him the crazy idea to write a technical book someday.

In 2007, with Perl sputtering, Jay was looking for a new interpreted language. With its strong object-orientation, excellent library support, and incredible flexibility, Ruby immediately won him over. He's since used Ruby for two game libraries, a generative art project, in support of a Java development job, and as a Ruby on Rails freelancer. He's been using Rails in the online developer education space since 2011.