Since Go was first open sourced in 2009, it’s rapidly grown in popularity, and is especially suited to creating web applications due to its focus on simplicity and rich standard library. In this course, Creating Web Applications with Go, you’ll learn how to create web applications in Go with minimal third party library support. First, your journey will begin with an introduction to how to create simple HTTP request handlers, and an exploration of Go’s powerful templating capabilities. Next, you’ll discover how to create a controller layer with dynamic routing and middleware, and how to interact with a database. Finally, you’ll learn how to test your applications to ensure they perform as expected. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll be fully equipped to create your own cutting edge web applications with the Go language.
Author Name: Mike Van Sickle
Author Description:
Michael Van Sickle is an application architect in Akron, Ohio. He started his career as a mechanical engineer, designing components for the automotive industry, before changing to software engineering. He is passionate about learning new programming languages and is comfortable working in Java, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and F#. Mike also loves learning about user experience design and is taking a lead role in his company’s attempt to make applications that are elegant and simple. When he i… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Introduction
  22mins
• Handling Basic Requests
  23mins
• Templating Basics
  44mins
• Creating Smart Templates
  30mins
• Routing Requests
  30mins
• Working with HTTP Requests
  24mins
• Creating Middleware
  24mins
• Interacting with a Database
  28mins
• Beyond HTTP/1.1
  23mins
• Testing Web Applications
  34mins