What are the best Go books this year? Read my (relatively) unbiased recommendations for the Go books you should absolutely buy and read right now, whether you’re a beginner or expert Gopher.
All tagged the power of go tools
From packages to commands
In Part 2 of a series about writing packages, not programs, we see how to test a package that prints to the terminal, and use the result to build our “hello, world” CLI tool.
Write packages, not programs
Go has a great standard library. What if we think about our work not merely as building one-off programs, but instead contributing packages to the universal Go library?
So you're ready for green belt?
If you’re a BIT student, are you ready for your green belt test? If you’re studying independently, check your Go skills and see whether you’d pass this demanding certification.
An API client in Go
The internet is very big, and a vast ocean of network resources lies undiscovered before us. Let's dip a hook into that ocean now and see what we can catch with an API client in Go.
Walking with filesystems: Go's new fs.FS interface
The new io/fs package in Go 1.16+ gives us a powerful new way of working with filesystems. Walk with me, then, as we take a tour of the new fs.FS interface and see what it can do.
Are you a Go black belt?
Are you a grasshopper or a Go sensei? Can you wax on, wax off? Go mentor and would-be Mr Miyagi, John Arundel, explains how he grades his students using a system of coloured belts like those used in the martial arts. Find out how your skills compare to typical junior, mid-level, and senior devs!