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Hands-On System Programming with Go

You're reading from Hands-On System Programming with Go Build modern and concurrent applications for Unix and Linux systems using Golang

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789804072

Length 458 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Go

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Programming

Author (1):

Alex Guerrieri

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: An Introduction to System Programming and Go FREE CHAPTER

2. An Introduction to System Programming

3. Unix OS Components

4. An Overview of Go

5. Section 2: Advanced File I/O Operations

6. Working with the Filesystem

7. Handling Streams

8. Building Pseudo-Terminals

9. Section 3: Understanding Process Communication

10. Handling Processes and Daemons

11. Exit Codes, Signals, and Pipes

12. Network Programming

13. Data Encoding Using Go

14. Section 4: Deep Dive into Concurrency

15. Dealing with Channels and Goroutines

16. Synchronization with sync and atomic

17. Coordination Using Context

18. Implementing Concurrency Patterns

19. Section 5: A Guide to Using Reflection and CGO

20. Using Reflection

21. Using CGO

22. Assessments

23. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Who this book is for

This book is for developers who want to learn system programming with Go. Although no prior knowledge of Unix and Linux system programming is necessary, some intermediate knowledge of Go will help you to understand the concepts covered in the book.

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Authors (1)

Alex Guerrieri

Alex Guerrieri

Alex Guerrieri is a software developer who specializes in backend and distributed systems. Go has been his favorite tool for the job since first using it in 2013. He holds a degree in computer science engineering and has been working in the field for more than 6 years. Originally from Italy, where he completed his studies and started his career as a full-stack developer, he now lives in Spain, where he previously worked in two start-upssource{d} and Cabify. He is now working for three companiesas a software crafter for BBVA, one of the biggest Spanish banks; as a software architect for Security First, London, a company focusing on digital and physical security; and as a cofounder of DauMau, the company behind Vidsey, software that generates videos in a procedural manner.

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