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GO API

Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Making GET Requests and Handling Responses in Go

Making GET Requests and Handling Responses

Welcome to the second lesson in our journey of interacting with APIs using Go. In the previous lesson, we established a strong understanding of RESTful APIs and how HTTP requests facilitate interactions with them. We used curl to interact directly with an API endpoint. Now, we will automate this process using Go’s net/http package. This lesson will guide you through making HTTP requests in Go, equipping you with essential skills for web development and API integration.

GO

Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to Programming with Go

Taking Your First Step in Go Programming

Can you feel the excitement coursing through your veins? You’re on the verge of diving into the world of programming. Let’s get started!

What You’ll Learn

Go is a powerful language that enables us to build a range of applications and solve real-world problems. As we embark on this journey, we’ll first learn to create a basic program in Go — a simple fmt.Println statement. This program will offer a friendly greeting to the world, setting the pace for our future explorations.

GO for Beginners

Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Getting Started with Go: Syntax and Your First Program

Go Syntax Basics In Go, we use statements to perform actions. These are usually terminated by a new line or a semicolon (;). The semicolon in the end of the statement is optional and used rarely. Go uses curly braces ({ }) to group statements into blocks.

Take a look at this simple Go syntax example:

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, Go World!")
}

In this example, package main specifies that it’s the main entry point of the Go application. import "fmt" instructs Go to use the fmt library for formatted I/O operations, and in the main function, we print "Hello, Go World!". Though you may not fully understand this code just yet, we will explore each part of it step-by-step in forthcoming lessons.