100 Go Mistakes

Spot errors in your Go code you didn''t even know you were making and boost your productivity by avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls.

100 Go Mistakes: How to Avoid Them shows you how to:

• Dodge the most common mistakes made by Go developers
• Structure and organize your Go application
• Handle data and control structures efficiently
• Deal with errors in an idiomatic manner
• Improve your concurrency skills
• Optimize your code
• Make your application production-ready and improve testing quality

100 Go Mistakes: How to Avoid Them puts a spotlight on common errors in Go code you might not even know you''re making. You''ll explore key areas of the language such as concurrency, testing, data structures, and more—and learn how to avoid and fix mistakes in your own projects.

100 Go Mistakes: How to Avoid Them introduces dozens of techniques for writing idiomatic, expressive, and efficient Go code that avoids common pitfalls. By reviewing dozens of interesting, readable examples and real-world case studies, you''ll explore mistakes that even experienced Go programmers make. This book is focused on pure Go code, with standards you can apply to any kind of project.

As you go, you''ll navigate the tricky bits of handling JSON data and HTTP services, discover best practices for Go code organization, and learn how to use slices efficiently. Your code speed and quality will enjoy a huge boost when you improve your concurrency skills, deal with error management idiomatically, and increase the quality of your tests.

About the Technology

Go is simple to learn, yet hard to master. Even experienced Go developers may end up introducing bugs and inefficiencies into their code. This book accelerates your understanding of Go''s quirks, helping you correct mistakes and dodge pitfalls on your path to Go mastery.