The Anatomy of Go

The Anatomy of Go

Unlock the secrets of Go's inner workings and take your skills to the next level!

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Become a Go expert by understanding what's happening under the hood!

Go is a language of simplicity and power, but to truly master it, you need to understand what's happening under the hood. This book dives deep into how Go works internally, exploring the mechanisms that make it such an efficient and expressive language. You'll gain a profound understanding of Go's type system, memory management, concurrency model, and more.

Whether you're a seasoned Go developer looking to optimize your code or a curious learner eager to grasp Go's underlying elegance, this book is your key to unlocking Go's full potential. Filled with detailed explanations and practical examples, it's an invaluable resource for anyone serious about Go programming.

Limited Time Early Access: Get the book now at the special price of $20 (regular price $35). As an early access buyer, you'll receive all future updates and chapters for free as they're released!

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Table of Contents

Early Access: The first 3 chapters are available immediately. The remaining chapters will be released regularly over the coming months.

Chapter 1: Go Thinks Simple Works Better Available Now
What Makes Go Special
Good Code Needs More Than Code
The Go Way of Building Software
Go's Design Decisions
How Go Runs Your Code
Chapter 2: Basic Data Types, Variables, and Constants Available Now
Integer Types
Floating-Point Types
Boolean Types
Pointer Types
Variables and Constants
Bonus: Unsafe Pointers
Bonus: Addressable and Unaddressable Values
Chapter 3: Arrays, Slices, Strings and Maps Available Now
Array
Slice
String
Map
Chapter 4: Structs, Generics Coming Soon
Structs
Interfaces
Generics
Chapter 5: How Does Go Code Turn into Assembly? Coming Soon
Inspecting the Compilation Process
Stage 1: Syntax Tree
Stage 2: Type Checking
Stage 3: IR Generation
Stage 4: Optimization, Dead Code, Devirtualization, Inlining and Escape Analysis
Stage 5: Walk
Stage 6: Static Single Assignment Form
Stage 7: Specific Architecture and Assembly Code
Chapter 6: Functionality Coming Soon
Functionality
How Does Defer Work?
Panic and Recover
Dead Code Elimination
Inlining
Devirtualization
Chapter 7: Memory Coming Soon
Stack: How does it Grow (or shrink)?
Escape Analysis
Heap Management
Garbage Collection
Chapter 8: Concurrency Coming Soon
Channel
Select
Timer
How does your Application Actually Start?
Goroutine Lifecycle
Scheduler
How Go handles I/O operations
Go's Network Poller
System Monitoring

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About the Author

Phuong Le is a prolific technical writer and an active member of the Go community. With a passion for exploring and explaining Go's inner workings, Phuong has become a trusted voice in the field.

Phuong currently works at VictoriaMetrics, where Go powers their main projects, including VictoriaMetrics, a high-performance time series database, and VictoriaLogs, a fast and cost-effective log management solution.

Through his writing, Phuong aims to make complex Go concepts accessible to developers of all levels. He frequently shares his insights and Go expertise through blog posts, practical tips, and engaging explanations of Go's internals.

You can follow Phuong on Twitter at @func25 for regular updates, fascinating Go trivia, and a deeper dive into the language's hidden gems.

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