Preface

Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.

Who is the book for?

This short eBook will introduce you to building your own web applications and hosting it on the Internet. It is targetted towards Go programming newbies who have an understanding of basic web technologies (HTTP, HTML) and a working knowledge of Go programming. To try out the programs in this eBook, you should have a working copy of Go 1.2 on your computer.

Acknowledgements

There are a good number of people who deserve thanks for their help and support they provided, either while or before this eBook was written, and there are still others whose help will come after the eBook is released. I would like to thank my “gang” of mentors at RubyLearning, Doug Sparling and Sanat Gersappa for their help in making this eBook far better than I could have done alone.

How to Use This eBook

I recommend that you go through the entire eBook chapter by chapter, reading the text and running the sample programs. There are no large applications in this book just small, self-contained sample programs. This will give you a much broader understanding of how things are done (and of how you can get things done), and it will reduce the chance of anxiety, confusion, and worse yet, mistakes.

Using Code Examples

All of the code in this book can be used pretty much anywhere and anyhow you please.

Getting the Code

You can get a .zip or .tar archive of the code by going to GitHub Repo and clicking on the “Download” button.

How to Contact Me

I can be reached via e-mail at satish@rubylearning.org. Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, kudos or criticism on the book. Constructive criticism is definitely appreciated; I want this book to get better through your feedback.

Thanks

Thanks for buying and checking out this book. As part of the lean publishing philosophy, you’ll be able to interact with me as the book is completed. I’ll be able to change things, reorganize parts, and generally make a better book. I hope you enjoy.