Learn Programming in Go (golang): Webserver with PostgreSQL

🌟 Course Headline:

🚀 Setup a Web Server in Go, Connect a SQL Database Server, and Serve an API for CRUD Operations on Database Entries 🛠️🎓

🚀 Course Description:

Join me on an advanced short trip as we experience the development of a real-life coding project with Google's powerful programming language, Go (golang). Together, we will embark on a journey to setup a robust web server using Go, connect it to a PostgreSQL database server, and make it serve an API capable of handling CRUD commands (Create, Read/Retrieve, Update, Delete) on database entries - all from scratch.

As a developer, you know the drill: You're on a train ride or a flight, and suddenly, the need for a dependable web server that can be quickly set up via an API to execute these CRUD commands arises. Our goal is to craft a solution that is not only reliable but also versatile across different operating systems like Linux, macOS, and Windows. It should come with short compilation times, fast execution, and without compromising on the ease of development.

👩‍💻 Learning Go for Real-World Applications

With this course, you'll discover why Google developed Go - a language that was born out of the frustration with existing languages for systems programming. Google highlighted that programmers were either sacrificing efficiency for ease of programming or vice versa. Go aims to bridge this gap by providing a modern, efficient, and safe programming environment.

In this course, you'll learn:

• Why Google Developed Go 🤔 - Understand the motivations behind Go's creation and its design philosophy.
• Efficient Compilation & Execution ⚡ - Experience how Go allows for rapid development cycles with fast build times.
• Type System & Error Handling 🔨 - Dive into Go's robust type system and how it ensures safety while maintaining efficiency.
• Concurrency Model 🧠 - Explore Go's powerful concurrency model and how it simplifies multi-core programming.
• Garbage Collection 🗑️ - Learn about Go's approach to managing memory without the overhead of a garbage collector.

🚀 Course Benefits:

• Hands-on Experience 🧱 - Build a real web server and understand its components from the ground up.
• Practical Application Skills 🛠️ - Connect your web server to a PostgreSQL database and serve an API for CRUD operations.
• Cross-Platform Functionality 🌐 - Deploy your application across multiple platforms, ensuring compatibility and scalability.
• Efficient Coding Practices ✍️ - Learn the best practices in Go to write maintainable, efficient, and robust code.

👩‍💻 Course Outline:

1. Introduction to Go Programming Language

   • History and motivation behind Go
   • Key features of Go

2. Setting Up Your Development Environment

   • Installing Go
   • Configuring your editor or IDE for Go development

3. Building a Basic Web Server

   • Introduction to the net/http package
   • Writing routes and handling HTTP requests

4. Connecting to PostgreSQL

   • Setting up PostgreSQL
   • Connecting your web server to the database using database/sql

5. CRUD Operations with Database

   • Implementing Create (C) operations
   • Implementing Read (R) and Retrieve operations
   • Implementing Update (U) operations
   • Implementing Delete (D) operations

6. Concurrency in Go

   • Understanding goroutines
   • Channels and synchronization

7. Best Practices & Code Organization

   • Writing clean, maintainable Go code
   • Organizing your project for optimal readability and performance

8. Deployment and Testing

   • Deploying your application on different platforms
   • Setting up automated testing to ensure reliability

🚀 Why Google's Go is the Language for You:

In my experience, spanning from the mid-80s with BASIC to the present day, Go stands out as the most well-designed language. It combines ease of programming with efficiency and safety in a way that no other language I've used has achieved. Join us on this journey to learn Go, and see for yourself why it's the best choice for your coding projects today!

Now, let's get started! Fire up your computer, and together, we'll code a real web server in Go. Let's make programming not just efficient and powerful, but also fun and rewarding! 🧪🚀