Ultimate Go Curriculum

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Practical Go Foundations

This introductory course explores topics like strings, REST APIs, error handling, testing, sorting, and more! Perfect for engineers just starting their journey into Go.

with Miki Tebeka

15 Hrs

Intermediate

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Course Introduction

This course will help you become familiar with the basic concepts of the Go programming language. Through lectures and coding exercises, you’ll learn about the core concepts needed to become a productive Go developer.

This course is part of the Ultimate Go Track. Not sold separately.

Note: All of our bundles are for a one-year subscription.

At the end of the subscription period, your membership does not automatically renew.

Requirements:

You need to know how to program and core concepts of working with computers (such as files, HTTP, memory management…)

A basic understanding of the Go programming language.
Completed at least the majority of the Go Tour.

You should have the following installed on your computer prior to the workshop:

Go SDK from golang.org/dl/
An IDE, either VSCode with Go extension or GoLand
Git

Course Outline

Strings & Formatted Output:

What is a string?
Unicode basics
Using ftm package for formatted output

Calling REST APIs:

Making HTTP calls with net/http
Defining structs
Serializing JSON

Working with Files:

Handling errors
Using defer to manage resources
Working with io.Reader & io.Writer interfaces

Sorting:

Working with slices
Writing methods
Understanding interfaces

Catching Panics:

The built-in recover function
Named return values

Processing Text:

Reading line by line with bufio.Scanner
Using regular expressions

Distributing Work:

Using goroutines & channels
Using the sync package to coordinate work

Timeouts & Cancellation:

Working with multiple channels using select
Using context for timeouts & cancellations
Standard library support for context

Testing Your Code:

Working with the testing package
Using testify
Managing dependencies with go mod

Structuring Your Code:

Writing sub-packages

Writing an HTTP Server:

Writing handlers
Using gorilla/mux for routing

Adding Metrics & Logging:

Using expvar for metrics
Using the log package and a look at user/zap

Configuration Patterns:

Reading environment variables and a look at external packages
Using the flag package for command line processing

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Ultimate Debugging

Learn the latest tips, tricks, and best practices around debugging in Golang.

with Derek Parker

16 Hrs

Beginner - Intermediate

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Course Introduction

This course is designed for developers who want to become proficient debugging Go software using the Delve debugger. Whether you’ve never used a debugger in your life or are a Delve expert, everybody will walk away with new information that can be used in their day to day development workflow.

The course will initially focus on Delve, which is the de facto Go debugger. We will start with the basics and move into more advanced use cases over the 5 days. On the last day of class, we will dig into new tools and cover profiling / perf tools, how to use them effectively, and how to interpret the data for root cause analysis.

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Requirements:

A basic understanding of the Go programming language. Students do not have to be expert Go users, but they will get the most from the workshop if they have completed the majority of the [Go Tour] (https://tour.golang.org/).

Course Outline

Day 1:

Introduction, getting started, navigating your program, inspecting program state, changing program state.

Day 2:

Advanced program navigation, tracing your program, examining core dumps (post-mortem debugging). Part 1

Day 3:

Advanced program navigation, tracing your program, examining core dumps (post-mortem debugging). Part 2

Day 4:

Scripting Delve, remote debugging, using the JSON-RPC API, record and replay debugging.

Day 5:

Debugging containerized applications, debugging an application on Kubernetes. Part 1

Day 6:

Debugging containerized applications, debugging an application on Kubernetes. Part2

Day 7:

Using proof profiling tools, using perf on Go binaries, and deep dive into Delve and Go internals. Part 1

Day 8:

Using proof profiling tools, using perf on Go binaries, and deep dive into Delve and Go internals. Part 2

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Ultimate Go: Language Guide

The Ultimate Go: Language Guide is for developers with some experience with Go trying to dig deeper into the language with a focus on performance. They want to learn internals and make better engineering decisions.

with Bill Kennedy

20 Hrs

Intermediate

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Course Introduction

Learn to write better, more idiomatic and performant code in Go with a focus on micro-level engineering decisions. The course begins with a focus on Go internals that are critical to understanding the core tradeoffs on readability, simplicity and performance.

You will learn about data semantics, guidelines, mechanical sympathy, data oriented design, package oriented design, and how to structure your Go projects for the long term.

This course is part of the Ultimate Go Track. Not sold separately.

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Requirements:

You need to know how to program and core concepts of working with computers (such as files, HTTP, memory management…)

Studied CS in school or has a minimum of two years of experience programming full-time professionally.
Familiar with structural and object-oriented programming styles.
Has worked with arrays, lists, queues and stacks.
Understands processes, threads and synchronization at a high level.

Operating Systems:

Has worked with a command shell.
Knows how to maneuver around the file system.
Understands what environment variables are.

You should have the following installed on your computer prior to the workshop:

Go SDK from golang.org/dl/
An IDE, either VSCode with Go extension or GoLand
Git

Course Outline

Strings & Formatted Output:

1.1 - Prepare Your Mind - ( 17:38 )
1.2 - Productivity vs. Performance - ( 06:24 )
1.3 - Correctness vs. Performance - ( 07:14 )
1.4 - Code Reviews - ( 19:16 )
1.5 - If Performance Matters - ( 03:31 )

Memory & Data Semantics:

2.1 - Variables - (05:04)
2.2 - Struct Types - (22:55)
2.3.1 - Pointers (Pass by Values) - (17:43)
2.3.2 - Pointers (Sharing Data) - (07:50)
2.3.3 - Pointers ( Escape Analysis) - (19:46)
2.4 - Constants - (23:50)

Data Structures:<

3.2.1 - Arrays (Mechanical Sympathy) - (15:00)
3.2.1 - Arrays (Semantics) - (11:10)
3.2.1 - Arrays (Range Mechanics) - (06:39)
3.3.1 - Slices (Declare, Length & Reference Types) - (10:00)
3.3.2 - Slices (Appending Slices) - (03:00)
3.3.3 - Slices (Taking Slices of Slices) - (03:00)
3.3.4 - Slices (Slices & References) - (05:35)
3.3.5 - Slices (Strings & Slices) - (10:23)
3.3.6 - Slices (Range Mechanics) - (04:15)
3.4 - Maps - (11:23)

Decoupling:

4.1.1 - Methods (Value & Pointer Semantics) - (16:37)
4.1.2 - Methods (Function/Method Variables) - (14:43)
4.2.1 - Interfaces (Polymorphism) - (18:19)
4.2.2 - Interfaces (Method Sets & Address of Value) - (13:42)
4.3 - Embedding - (09:50)
4.4 - Exporting - (09:52)

Composition:

5.1 - Grouping Types - (15:21)
5.2.1 - Decoupling Part 1 - (37:02)
5.3.2 - Conversion & Assertions - (04:49)
5.4 - Interface Pollution - (08:51)
5.5 - Mocking - (08:15)

Error Handling:

6.1 - Default Error Values - (05:51)
6.2 - Error Variables - (10:52)
6.3 - Types as Context - (06:59)
6.4 - Behavior as Context - (08:14)
6.5 - Find the Bug - (04:19)
6.6 - Wrapping Errors - (10:16)

Packaging:

7.1 - Language Mechanics & Design Guidelines - (11:15)
7.2 - Package-Oriented Design - (15:50)

Go Routines:

8.1 - OS Scheduler Mechanics - (33:00)
8.2 - Go Scheduler Mechanics - (27:11)
8.3 - Creating Go Routines - (19:37)

Data Races:

9.1 - Managing Data Races (22:15)

Channels:

10.1 - Signaling Semantics - (11:08)
10.2 - Basic Patterns - (06:21)
10.3 - Fan Out - (05:28)
10.4 - Wait for Task - (02:31)
10.5 - Pooling - (05:14)
10.6 - Fan Out Semaphore - (05:22)
10.7 - Fan Out Bounded - (06:14)
10.8 - Drop Pattern - (05:06)
10.9 - Cancellation Pattern - (07:28)

Concurrency Patterns:

11.1 - Failure Detection (18:30)

Testing:

12.2 - Table Unit Testing - (04:10)
12.3 - Mocking Web Server Response - (07:21)
12.4 - Testing Internal Endpoints - (09:01)
12.5 - Sub Tests - (05:40)
12.6 - Code Coverage - (03:33)

Benchmarks:

13.1 - Basic Benchmarking - (09:24)
13.2 - Validate Benchmarking - (07:01)
13.3 - CPU-Bound Benchmarking - (07:03)
13.4 - IO-Bound Benchmarking - (06:05)

Profiling & Tracing:

14.1 - Profiling Guidelines - (05:42)
14.2 - Stack Traces - (08:28)
14.3 - Micro Level Optimization - (28:20)
14.4 - Macro Level Optimization - (24:47)
14.5 - Execution Tracing - (38:56)

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Ultimate Go: Software Design with Kubernetes

This course teaches you how to build production-level services in Go, leveraging the power of a Domain Driven, Data Oriented Architecture deployed in Kubernetes.

with Bill Kennedy

25 Hrs

Intermediate

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Course Introduction

From the beginning of the course, you will pair-program with your instructor Bill Kennedy as he walks you through the design philosophies, architectural decisions, and best practices as they apply to engineering a production-ready Go service.

With each new feature that is added to the service, you will learn how to deploy and manage the Kubernetes environment used to run the service. Throughout the class, the code being worked on is pushed to a repository for personal access and review.

This course is part of the Ultimate Go Track. Not sold separately.

Note: All of our bundles are for a one-year subscription.

At the end of the subscription period, your membership does not automatically renew.

Requirements:

You need to know how to program and core concepts of working with computers (such as files, HTTP, memory management…)

Studied CS in school or has a minimum of two years of experience programming full time professionally.
Familiar with structural and object-oriented programming styles.
Has worked with arrays, lists, queues and stacks.
Understands processes, threads and synchronization at a high level.

Operating Systems:

Has worked with a command shell.
Knows how to maneuver around the file system.
Understands what environment variables are.

You should have the following installed on your computer prior to the workshop:

Go SDK from golang.org/dl/
An IDE, either VSCode with Go extension or GoLand
Git

Course Outline

Introduction:

Introduction to the class and all the engineering that you will learn.

1.1: Design Philosophy, Guidelines, What to Expect
1.2: Tooling and Images to Install

Deploy First Mentality:

We begin to build the service with a focus on the ability to deploy the service in Kubernetes.

2.1: Project Layers, Policies, and Guidelines
2.2: Prepare Project
2.3: Build Service with Logging

Kubernetes:

We introduce Kubernetes and get a K8s environment up and running. At this point, everything we do runs in the K8s environment.

3.1: Clusters, Nodes and Pods
3.2: Start the Kubernetes Cluster
3.3: Create/Build Dockerfile for the Service
3.4: Create/Apply K8s Deployment for the Service

Kubernetes Quotas:

We introduce applying Quotas to the deployment and discuss the problems that can result.

4.1: Understanding the Go Scheduler
4.2: Understanding CPU Quotas
4.3: Adding Quotas and Adjusting GOMAXPROCS

Finish Initial Service Startup/Shutdown:

We finish the initial startup and shutdown of the service.

5.1: Configuration
5.2: Debugging / Metrics
5.3: Shutdown Signaling and Load Shedding

Web Framework:

We build out our own router by extending an existing one. This gives us a framework for injecting business logic into the processing of requests. It also allows for more consistency in the handling of requests.

6.1: Basic Structure of an HTTP Router
6.2: Liveness and Readiness Handlers
6.3: Customize the Router
6.4: Middleware Support
6.5: Sending Responses

Middleware:

We add middleware functions for business-level logic that needs to be injected into the processing of requests.

7.1: Logging
7.2: Error Handling
- Understanding What Error Handling Means
- Declaring Custom Error Types
- Consistent Handling and Response
7.3: Panic Handling
7.4: Metrics

JSON Web Tokens (JWT):

We gain an understanding of how JWT's work and their shortcomings. We also learn about OPA and how we will use it to perform the actual authentication and authorization.

8.1: Understanding JWT
8.2: Private/Public Key Generation
8.3: Token Generation
8.4: Token Signature Validation with OPA

Key Store:

We create a simple key store for the project to store and retrieve the private key.

9.1: Key Store Package

Authentication / Authorization:

We integrate authentication and authorization support into the project by developing a package to generate and validate tokens. Then we integrate the packages into the application and test that things are working.

10.1: Auth Package
10.2: Auth Unit Test
10.3: Add Middleware
10.4: Auth Service
10.5: Auth Client

Domain Driven, Data-Oriented Architecture:

We talk about the data-driven data oriented architecture that is implemented in the project. We discuss the design philosophy, guidelines, and semantics of how the three layers of App, Business, and Storage work together.

11.1: Architecture Review
11.2: Data Flow Trust vs Non-Trust

Database Support:

We add a Postgres database to our K8s environment. Then we write a small database package that provides more effective support for using the SQLx package. Finally, integrate the database package on application startup.

12.1: Kubernetes Support for Postgres
12.2: Create Database Package
12.3: Update Readiness Handler to Perform DB Checks

Database Migrations and Seeding:

We define our schema and provide support for migration schema changes over time. We also provide support for seeding the database. Finally, we added support in Kubernetes to run the migration and seeding on POD startup.

13.1: Maintaining Database Schemas and Seeds
13.2: Admin Tooling and Init Containers to Automate Migrations

API, App, Business, and Storage Implementation:

We implement the Create domain inside the App, Business, and Storage layers.

14.1: User Business Domain Support
14.2: User Storage Domain Support
14.3: User App Domain Support
14.4: User API Domain Support

Testing:

We add docker and unit testing support for writing tests against a real database and write the actual user package tests.

15.1: Starting and Stopping Containers
15.2: Database Testing Support
15.3: Unit and API Testing Support
15.4: Write User Business Test
15.5: Write User API Tests

Delegate and Transactions:

We talk about how the delegate and transaction systems work.

16.1: Delegate System
16.2: Transaction System

Observability:

We add tracing to the project by integrating Open Telemetry and Zipkin.

17.1: Integrate OTEL into the Project

Review Service Project:

Review service project and get it running.

18.1: Check For Dependency Upgrades, Rebuild, Run

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Ultimate Go: Advanced Engineering

Learn advanced Go concepts by building a reference implementation of a blockchain in Go! The goal of this class is to share how to code complex engineering tasks required to build blockchain technology.

with Bill Kennedy

20 Hrs

Intermediate

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Course Introduction

From the beginning, you will pair program with the instructor, walking through the design philosophies and guidelines used to engineer the code. Throughout the class, you will learn more about Go and the advanced engineering features of the language.

This course is part of the Ultimate Go Track. Not sold separately.

Note: All of our bundles are for a one-year subscription.

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Requirements:

You need to know how to program and core concepts of working with computers (such as files, HTTP, memory management…)

An intermediate understanding of the Go programming language is recommended.
Students will derive the most value if they have taken our Ultimate Go and Ultimate Go: Web Services with Kubernetes classes.

You should have the following installed on your computer prior to the workshop:

Course Outline

Introduction:

1.1: Design Philosophy, Guidelines, What to Expect
1.2: Tooling to Install
1.3: Initial Code for the Project

**Blockchain Fundamentals:**

2.1: Blockchain Fundamentals
2.2: Genesis
2.3: Transactions and Blocks
2.4: Digital Signatures
2.5: Account Management
2.6: Memory Pooling
2.7: Mining and Consensus
2.8: Fraud Detection

**Genesis:**

3.1: What is Genesis
3.2: Configuration Options
3.3: Reading From Disk

**Digital Signatures:**

4.1: What is a Digital Signature
4.2: Hashing
4.3: Stamping
4.4: Signing
4.5: Addressing
4.6: Verification

**Database:**

5.1: What is Inside the Blockchain Database
5.2: Transaction Types
5.3: Accounting
5.4: Block Types

**Cryptographic Audit Trails:**

6.1: What is a Cryptographic Audit Trail
6.2: Chaining
6.3: Merkle Tree Proofs
6.4: Account Database Proof

**Memory Pools:**

7.1: What is a Mempool
7.2: Storing Transactions
7.3: Transaction Selection

**Accepting Signed Transations:**

8.1: Handler function
8.2: Transaction Signature Verification
8.3: Mempool Inclusion

**Mining:**

9.1: What is Consensus and Mining
9.2: Proof Of Work Algorithm
9.3: Implement Mining Workflow

**Storage:**

10.1: Storage Options
10.2: Writing Blocks
10.3: Reading and Searching Blocks

**Peer to Peer Networks:**

11.1: What is the P2P Network
11.2: Peer Discovery
11.3: Sharing Transactions
11.4: Sharing Blocks

**Wallets:**

12.1: Chrome Plugin Basics
12.2: Javascript Support
12.3: Send Signed Transaction

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Writing Secure Go Code

This course covers best practices for securing your Go applications. You’ll work with a simple Go app & identify security vulnerabilities from the OWASP Top Ten.

with Miki Tebeka

1 Hrs

Intermediate

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Course Introduction

Follow along with the instructor as he overviews common vulnerabilities in a live Go application. You’ll learn about tools and strategies to help you identify security vulnerabilities and how to think about security when it comes to your Golang application.

This course is part of the Ultimate Go Track. Not sold separately.

Note: All of our bundles are for a one-year subscription.

At the end of the subscription period, your membership does not automatically renew.

Requirements:

You need to know how to program and core concepts of working with computers (such as files, HTTP, memory management…)

Studied CS in school or has a minimum of two years of experience programming full time professionally.
Familiar with structural and object-oriented programming styles.
Has worked with arrays, lists, queues and stacks.
Understands processes, threads and synchronization at a high level.

You should have the following installed on your computer prior to the workshop:

Go SDK from golang.org/dl/
An IDE, either VSCode with Go extension or GoLand
Git

Course Outline

What's Covered:

The Security Mindset - (03:00)
Go Security Policy - (04:43)
OWASP Top Ten - (06:46)
Input - (09:10)
Output - (17:46)
Authentication - (25:56)
Infrastructure - (28:42)

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Ultimate Go: Notebook

The ultimate companion to the Ultimate Go: Language Guide course. Help turn your programming to engineering with this notebook.

with Bill Kennedy

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About This Book

This notebook has been written and designed to provide a reference to everything covered in our Ultimate Go class. If you have taken the class before, this notebook will be invaluable for reminders on the content. If you have never taken the class, there is still tremendous value in this book. It covers more advanced topics not found in other books today.

Guidelines, design philosophy, white-boarding, and notes shared from the Ultimate Go training.
Learn advanced concepts in Go from types to profiling.
Get started with generic functions and types.

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