Go REST API Development: The Practical Guide to High-Performance Backends (The Caelum Protocol) - Softcover

Bitwright, Caelum

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798264762734

Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

In today's fast-paced digital world, building scalable, efficient, and robust web services is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity. But with so many frameworks and languages, where do you even start? What if you could build a powerful REST API using a language that's simple, fast, and built for concurrency?

Welcome to the world of Go.

Go (or Golang), with its minimalist syntax and powerful standard library, is the secret weapon of top tech companies for building high-performance, scalable systems. It's designed for the cloud-native era, making it the perfect choice for creating the heart of your applications—your REST API.1

Go REST API Development isn't just another dry technical manual. It's your personal guide, your mentor, and your co-pilot on a journey to becoming a master of API development with Go. We'll cut through the noise and get straight to what matters, showing you how to build real-world, production-ready APIs from the ground up.

Tired of fragmented tutorials and outdated documentation? This book provides a complete, A-to-Z roadmap. You'll start with the fundamentals, understanding the core principles of REST and Go's unique approach to concurrency. We'll then progress to building a full-featured API, complete with data validation, authentication, and error handling. You'll learn how to connect to databases, manage dependencies, and implement advanced features like rate limiting and API versioning.

What's Inside?

• Go Fundamentals: A quick, practical refresh on Go's syntax and core concepts essential for API development.
• The RESTful Way: Master the principles of REST and design clean, intuitive API endpoints.
• Building Your First API: Get hands-on and build a simple API from scratch, understanding each component as you go.
• Data and Databases: Connect your API to SQL and NoSQL databases and perform CRUD operations effortlessly.
• Authentication & Security: Secure your endpoints with JWT (JSON Web Tokens) and other robust authentication strategies.
• Testing and Deployment: Learn how to write effective tests and deploy your API to the cloud with confidence.
• Concurrency in Action: Harness the power of Go's goroutines and channels to build blazing-fast APIs.

This book is more than a collection of code snippets. It's a blueprint for thinking like a professional Go developer. We focus on best practices, clean code architecture, and a modular design that will make your APIs easy to maintain and scale. You'll learn to anticipate problems before they happen and write code that stands the test of time.

Whether you're a student looking to build a compelling portfolio, a seasoned developer switching to Go, or a team lead wanting to introduce Go into your stack, this book is your essential resource. It's written for clarity and practical application, with hands-on examples that solidify your understanding and get you building.

Stop struggling with complex frameworks and start building with confidence. Go REST API Development gives you the tools, knowledge, and mindset to create APIs that are not only functional but also beautiful in their simplicity and power. Your next great project is just a few pages away.

Don't wait. The future of your development career starts now. Grab your copy of Go REST API Developmenttoday and transform the way you build.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798264762734
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 125