Publisher's Synopsis
This book systematically guides you through the essentials, starting with setting up your Go environment and writing your first programs, while understanding Go modules and basic output. You will then explore core language elements like diverse data types, control structures, functions, and effective error handling. Progressing further, you will learn to manipulate strings and files, delve into the intricacies of Go's reflection capabilities, and harness the power of concurrency with goroutines and channels. You will gain expertise in structuring applications using structs, methods, and interfaces, build web applications with JSON and HTTP, ensure code reliability through logging and testing, and venture into modern web development practices and distributed systems. Finally, you will also unlock the potential of generics for writing reusable code and learn to secure your Go applications with cryptography.