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The Way to Go
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the new open source programming language Go (in its first stable and maintained release Go 1) from Google. The language is devised with Java / C#-like syntax so as to feel familiar to the bulk of programmers today, but Go code is much cleaner and simpler to read, thus increasing the productivity of developers. You will see how Go: simplifies programming with slices, maps, structs and interfaces incorporates functional programming makes error-handling easy and secure simplifies concurrent and parallel programming with goroutines and channels And you will learn how to: make use of Go's excellent standard library program Go the idiomatic way using patterns and best practices in over 225 working examples and 135 exercises This book focuses on the aspects that the reader needs to take part in the coming software revolution using Go.
628 pages, Paperback
First published March 9, 2012
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April 7, 2015
Informative, but boring. The best programming language book I read, was about Perl. Funny, no? The Way to Go allowed me to bootstrap programming in Go, but in the mid section of the book I needed to grit my teeth while reading enumerations. I guess it would be comparable to reading the language spec (which I'm reading now). The last section of the book on the other hand contains a number of useful tips, e.g. about error handling.
March 26, 2017
Sloppily written but informative nonetheless.
August 8, 2017
Good intro but lacks details on why Golang's popularity is soaring and why for instance it's my goto language for anything cloud-related or more generally distributed systems.
February 15, 2015
I was reading the kindle book version from Amazon. For _content_, I would probably have given this book 4 or 5 stars. But the abysmal typography got a 1 (since there is no lower score). I've compromised by giving it 2 stars, but let's be honest - I returned this for a refund, because I couldn't read it.
Specifically, this book is ruined by a very poor autoconversion into ebook format. For a programming manual the bar is set by Stroustrup's C++ books which have very clear typographical separation between prose and code. In this book, all code examples are in the same serif font as the commentary, with no vertical spacing separating code and commentary. The result is that I spent most of the time trying to work out visually where the code example started, and why pieces of relevant example code were missing.
I _would_ buy this book again if the publisher were to proof read it and correct the above issues.
Specifically, this book is ruined by a very poor autoconversion into ebook format. For a programming manual the bar is set by Stroustrup's C++ books which have very clear typographical separation between prose and code. In this book, all code examples are in the same serif font as the commentary, with no vertical spacing separating code and commentary. The result is that I spent most of the time trying to work out visually where the code example started, and why pieces of relevant example code were missing.
I _would_ buy this book again if the publisher were to proof read it and correct the above issues.
March 24, 2017
For someone familiar with features of languages such as C and Java, this book provides a no-nonsense, accessible, and comprehensive coverage of Go programming language. While there seem to be some typos and language issues, it does not get in the way of quick reading and understanding. Listings of all examples are provided in full. This helps with code reading to understand the example and the discussed constructs.
The only downside is the book was published close to v1.0 Go. So, some of the content (I guess pertaining to tooling) may be obsolete. However, I seriously doubt if the core languages concepts are obsolete.
Just after reading this book, I started reading "Go in Action" (from 2016). So far, it has been a breeze reading "Go in Action" and I haven't found any discrepancies in the concepts covered due to newer version of Go.
At $3 on Kindle, this book is a great steal to learn about Go :)
The only downside is the book was published close to v1.0 Go. So, some of the content (I guess pertaining to tooling) may be obsolete. However, I seriously doubt if the core languages concepts are obsolete.
Just after reading this book, I started reading "Go in Action" (from 2016). So far, it has been a breeze reading "Go in Action" and I haven't found any discrepancies in the concepts covered due to newer version of Go.
At $3 on Kindle, this book is a great steal to learn about Go :)
October 17, 2014
Copre effettivamente una buona parte delle caratteristiche del linguaggio, e l'ultimo terzo del libro è dedicato alla realizzazione di applicazioni che possono capitare nel "mondo reale".
Il problema è che molte cose sono mal spiegate, rendendole quasi incomprensibili. Perfino concetti che mi erano già chiari (perché uguali o simili in altri linguaggi) erano descritti talmente male da farmi pensare che in Go fossero implementati in modo diverso.
Inoltre ci sono molti errori grammaticali, e a volte il codice in mezzo al testo mantiene il font del testo, rendendo molto complicato capire dove finisca il comando, o distinguere una O maiuscola dal numero 0, per esempio.
Il problema è che molte cose sono mal spiegate, rendendole quasi incomprensibili. Perfino concetti che mi erano già chiari (perché uguali o simili in altri linguaggi) erano descritti talmente male da farmi pensare che in Go fossero implementati in modo diverso.
Inoltre ci sono molti errori grammaticali, e a volte il codice in mezzo al testo mantiene il font del testo, rendendo molto complicato capire dove finisca il comando, o distinguere una O maiuscola dal numero 0, per esempio.
December 16, 2013
I was new to Go, this book is good introduction to Go. Its first edition and have lot of typo's. The most annoying part was code listing references were off. It covers all the basic language constructs in good details. Advanced concepts needed more examples and the book overall code do with little bit of reorganization
April 4, 2017
Nice book as it gives you a tour through all the important commands in Go...the problem is that it kinda feels like reading a HelpMe...some real life example would have been helpful and appreciated...
Still...is well done, well explained and it's sure a very important reference for any newbie Go developer...
Still...is well done, well explained and it's sure a very important reference for any newbie Go developer...
November 19, 2013
Awful book. Feels more like somebody's notes from learning the language than a book written by an expert on it. Full of typos and other language error. The only redeeming quality is the amount of information covered.
September 6, 2014
I skipped the Goroutines part which is lengthy.
Overall, Go is very easy to learn for those who understand C or any C-like language.
This is a good book as it explains who to achieve OO in a language that really isn't object-oriented.
Overall, Go is very easy to learn for those who understand C or any C-like language.
This is a good book as it explains who to achieve OO in a language that really isn't object-oriented.
November 24, 2012
Good general book. Confusing at times on more advanced topics and could be better organized but overall well done for the price.
February 1, 2014
I used this book as a reference during my first bigger project in Go. I used it mainly to look up particular idioms and it served its purpose.
August 23, 2014
Best Practice Google Language !
Shelved as 'just-interesting'
December 28, 2014Nice book about Go too.
January 10, 2016
a good place to start learning about the Go language.
April 1, 2018
The book is really good for beginner. The author explains golang fundamentals with great simplicity.
The only downside of this book is lack of formatting.
The only downside of this book is lack of formatting.
May 28, 2015
Not a very good book. Better read official documentation.
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