Go Programming Blueprints
Subtitle: Build real‑world, production‑ready solutions in Go using cutting‑edge technology and techniques, Second Edition
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2016-10-01
Language: eng
Subjects: programming; Go (programming language); software development; concurrency; web development; microservices; is:nonfiction; has:code examples; has:exercises
Description: A practical, project‑based guide for intermediate Go developers, this book walks through building eleven real‑world applications—from chat and polling systems to microservices and scalable APIs—demonstrating idiomatic Go, concurrency patterns, web development, REST and WebSocket services, deployment with Docker and App Engine, and use of cloud services.

## About the Book
Drawn from official source code (GitHub repository maintained by the author), the second edition (Oct 2016) updates earlier patterns, improves examples, and reflects modern Go practices. Published by Packt Publishing, it spans 394 pages and includes digital and paperback formats.

## Topics & Themes
Covers Go concurrency (goroutines, channels), HTTP servers, WebSockets, RESTful and real‑time APIs, microservices, authentication (OAuth, Google App Engine), deployment (Docker, GAE), use of third‑party services like Twitter Streaming and Google Maps.

## Audience
Ideal for intermediate Go developers with basic language knowledge. Prior experience in networking, HTTP, and command‑line tools recommended.

## Critical Reception
Mixed reviews note elegant idiomatic Go code and practical patterns, but also inconsistent code quality, some outdated or insecure examples, and heavy dependency on external libraries.

## Edition Notes
Second edition updates first‑edition material (Jan 2015), refreshes code and patterns, includes fixes and refinements.

## Notable Insights
- Deep dives into HTTP contexts, signal handling, WebSocket servers
- Illustrates production‑grade patterns like clean shutdown, graceful restarts, scalable architecture
- Real‑world deployment pipelines using Docker/GAE

## Limitations
Some security oversights (e.g. filesystem permissions, input sanitization), outdated dependencies may break code, uneven prose and editing quality.