Summary

This chapter made you efficient in interacting with SQL databases. You learned how to create, delete, and manipulate database tables. You also become aware of all the different types of databases Go is suited to interact with. As this chapter was made with the PostgreSQL engine in mind, you should familiarize yourself with its Go module too.

With this knowledge, you will now be able to step foot into the realm of database programming with the Go language and be self-sufficient in the sense that you know where to look for solutions to problems and extra knowledge. The most common use case for this knowledge is when you must build automated reporting apps that pull data from a database and report it as an email. The other use case is when you have an automated app for pushing data to the database server that processes a CSV file or an XML file. This depends on the situation you are in.

This chapter also introduced you to the concept of ORM and has given you an introduction...