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Mastering Go

You're reading from Mastering Go Leverage Go's expertise for advanced utilities, empowering you to develop professional software

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805127147

Length 736 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Languages

Go

Tools

Go Fiber

Concepts

Programming Language

Author (1):

Mihalis Tsoukalos

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. A Quick Introduction to Go

2. Basic Go Data Types FREE CHAPTER

3. Composite Data Types

4. Go Generics

5. Reflection and Interfaces

6. Go Packages and Functions

7. Telling a UNIX System What to Do

8. Go Concurrency

9. Building Web Services

10. Working with TCP/IP and WebSocket

11. Working with REST APIs

12. Code Testing and Profiling

13. Fuzz Testing and Observability

14. Efficiency and Performance

15. Changes in Recent Go Versions

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

17. Index

Appendix: The Go Garbage Collector

TCP/IP

TCP/IP is a family of protocols that help the Internet operate. Its name comes from its two most well-known protocols: TCP and IP.

TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol. TCP software transmits data between machines using segments, which are also called TCP packets. The main characteristic of TCP is that it is a reliable protocol, which means that it makes sure that every packet is delivered without requiring any extra code from the programmer. If there is no proof of packet delivery, TCP resends that packet. Among other things, TCP packets can be used to establish connections, transfer data, send acknowledgments, and close connections.

When a TCP connection is established between two machines, a full-duplex virtual circuit, similar to a telephone call, is created between those two machines. The two machines constantly communicate to make sure that data is sent and received correctly. If the connection fails for some reason, the two machines try to find the problem...

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Authors (1)

Mihalis Tsoukalos

Mihalis Tsoukalos

Mihalis Tsoukalos holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Patras and an MSc in IT from University College London, UK. His books, Go Systems Programming and Mastering Go, have become must-reads for Unix and Linux systems professionals. He enjoys writing technical articles and has written for Sys Admin, MacTech, C/C++ Users Journal, USENIX ;login:, Linux Journal, Linux User and Developer, Linux Format, and Linux Voice. His research interests include time series data mining, time series indexing, and databases.

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