Review: Introducing Go: Build Reliable, Scalable Programs
By EricMesa
- 2 minutes read - 238 words
Introducing Go: Build Reliable, Scalable Programs by Caleb Doxsey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Over my many years as a programmer (and now boss of programmers) I’ve read many of O’Reilly’s series - Learning {language}, Programming {language}, {language} in a Nutshell, {language} Pocket Reference. This is the first time (that I can remember) that I’ve read a book in the “Introducing” series. I’d say this book is great for someone who already knows how to program, but wants to get a feel for the syntax Go uses. That does mean that the early chapters that introduce conditionals and loops are a bit elementary, but I have a hard time feeling that someone who’s never programmed before would really get the later chapters with pointers. Each chapter ends with some questions that makes me wonder if this book was developed to be a textbook for an introduction to programming high school or university class. It would certainly work well for a dev who has the support of a teacher and/or TAs.
I breezed through it because I’m planning on using O’Reilly’s Head First Go book to truly learn go. It’s a lot more comprehensive and I think the Head First philosophy of using visual learning tools will serve my learning style well.
If you want a reference guide this isn’t it. But if you want a quick intro to the Go syntax, it’s read.