The Go Programming Language

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A comprehensive guide to Go, aimed at helping programmers write clear, idiomatic, and efficient Go code. The book starts with a tutorial on basic Go concepts through examples like file I/O, text processing, simple graphics, and web clients/servers. It then delves into data types, program structure, packages, methods, interfaces, and Go’s concurrency features—goroutines, channels, and shared-variable concurrency. Later chapters explore testing, reflection, unsafe operations, and interfacing with C using cgo. The text is structured with exercises at the end of each chapter and all code examples are available for download via `go get` from gopl.io. ## Topics & Themes Focuses on Go idioms, language design decisions, standard library usage, and concurrency primitives. Reflects a balance between practical programming skills and deeper insight into Go’s philosophy and implementation. ## Audience Targeted at developers familiar with languages like C, Java, Python, or JavaScript, but who may be new to Go. Prior knowledge of basic programming constructs is assumed; readers new to programming may find some sections challenging. ## Structure & Features Includes a tutorial chapter, end-of-chapter exercises, downloadable code examples, and extended treatment of testing, reflection, unsafe usage, and interfacing with C. Uses real-world examples and emphasizes best practices. ## Critical Reception Praised for its clarity, depth, and focus on idioms and design decisions. Reviews note its “clear, crisp, to‑the‑point tone” reminiscent of K&R C, and value for both beginners and experience…

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Brian W. Kernighan

1. Januar 1942