Preface

Welcome to Go Programming - From Beginner to Professional! Here, you will learn everything you need to build modern software utilizing Go. Designed for beginners with no prior programming experience required, it offers a comprehensive approach to understanding and leveraging Go’s power and idiomatic nature.

The best way to learn is by doing. You will do exactly that in this book. Go Programming – From Beginner to Professional will take you on an engaging step-by-step journey to understanding Go starting with the fundamentals. Each chapter includes exciting exercises and activities that you can do at your own pace or jump ahead to. As you continue reading, you will work your way to more advanced topics where you will discover how to harness Go’s efficiency, simplicity, and concurrency to build robust and scalable software solutions. Learning at your own terms and pace, you will build up and reinforce key skills in a way that feels rewarding to you as you grow as a Go developer.

This book will highlight the latest features of Go 1.21 and onward, ensuring you’re up-to-date with the cutting-edge capabilities of this versatile language as you grow your skills. You will build and iterate on your code like a Go Gopher does, learning along the way.

Join in on this exciting adventure as we unlock the full potential of Go and empower you to become a proficient Go developer. Whether you are building web applications, microservices, or tackling general software challenges and want to leverage Go, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills to succeed. Let us dive in and elevate your programming journey with Go.