You're reading from System Programming Essentials with Go System calls, networking, efficiency, and security practices with practical projects in Golang

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837634132

Length 408 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Alex Rios

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Introduction

2. Chapter 1: Why Go? FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Refreshing Concurrency and Parallelism

4. Part 2: Interaction with the OS

5. Chapter 3: Understanding System Calls

6. Chapter 4: File and Directory Operations

7. Chapter 5: Working with System Events

8. Chapter 6: Understanding Pipes in Inter-Process Communication

9. Chapter 7: Unix Sockets

10. Part 3: Performance

11. Chapter 8: Memory Management

12. Chapter 9: Analyzing Performance

13. Part 4: Connected Apps

14. Chapter 10: Networking

15. Chapter 11: Telemetry

16. Chapter 12: Distributing Your Apps

17. Part 5: Going Beyond

18. Chapter 13: Capstone Project – Distributed Cache

19. Chapter 14: Effective Coding Practices

20. Chapter 15: Stay Sharp with System Programming

21. Index

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Appendix : Hardware Automation

Navigating the system programming landscape

The world of system programming is constantly evolving. To remain a skilled practitioner, it’s essential to stay informed about the latest developments.

Go release notes and blog

Religiously follow Go’s release notes. Each new version often brings enhancements specifically for system programming, such as improved memory management or runtime optimizations.

The official Go blog is an excellent resource for staying up to date with the latest news, announcements, and updates related to the Go programming language. You can find it at https://blog.golang.org/.

Community

It may sound dated, but joining mailing lists such as golang-nuts and golang-dev can keep you in the loop about discussions, announcements, and developments in the Go community.

Controversy aside, following influential Go developers, Go-related accounts, and hashtags such as #golang on X can provide real-time updates, discussions, and links to interesting...