Programming in Go

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1. kingmanazFeb 2015
   Summerfield's "Programming in Go" is several years old but still the best I've come across. Below is a review regurgitated from Barnes and Noble if you're interested:

   ...The author spends his time away from the libraries, covering the core of the language. By the nature of this approach the matter is dense, but it also gives the author ample time to discuss best practices, for instance:

   "...[i]ncidentally it is a Go convention that functions that have channel parameters have the destination channels first, followed by the source channels [in the function definition]..."

   Many of these best practices stem from conventions found in Go's own source code, which happily, the author is well acquainted with. Learning a language by isolating its syntax and analysing idioms and conventions is effective for those willing to persevere, and "Programming in Go" abounds in such detail.

   Ideally, "Programming in Go" should be paired with a textbook which focuses on use-cases. Balbaert's "The Way to Go" is such a book, but sadly, is not nearly so well written as Summerfield's. In any case, "Programming in Go" is the book for those searching for a solid understanding of Go's fundamentals.

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2. genwinAug 2013
   Beyond the online tutorials and e-books, I've found the book Programming in Go (by Mark Summerfield) to be an excellent reference.
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3. cronopiosMay 2014
   I just read this book last week!

   It's an easy read, and it does a good job showing what Go is like. It piqued my interest, and yesterday I started reading 'Programming in Go: Creating Applications for the 21st Century' by Mark Summerfield. Does anybody know how it compares to 'The Go Programming Language Phrasebook' by David Chisnall?

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4. gtaniSep 2013
   I've been reading Chisnall's Phrasebook and Summerfield's Programming in Go books. Both are well done as far as descriptions of language features and standard lib go (covering 1.0), but are a little short on extended code examples.

   And the usual amazon pricing: new $26, used $35.

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5. thebigshaneAug 2012
   Single-page, print-friendly version: http://www.drdobbs.com/article/print?articleId=240004971&...

   Also noteworthy:

      This article is adapted from the author's recent book, Programming in Go.
   

   http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321774639/?tag=drdos-20 (keeping DrDobbs' affiliate link)
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6. jcurboAug 2012
   Just a note, this is adapted from the author's book Programming in Go.

   http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Go-Creating-Applications-D...

   This article is second in a series. Discussion of the previous article on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4351992

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