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Getting Started

Introduction to the Course

Introduction to Basics of Go and Web Development

What is HTTP and an HTTP Web App?

Why Create an App in Go?

Some Popular Go Projects

Quick Recall of Go Concepts

Build and Run a Basic Go Program

Test Your Knowledge

Building a Simple Go App

Environment Setup and Scaffolding Package Management and Go Modules How to Use Go Modules in a REST App Adding Business Logic to the App A Little About Go Web Frameworks Creating an HTTP Server Using Gin Adding a User Interface for This App Test Your Knowledge

Testing the App

Unit Testing in Go Unit Testing a Web App Testing the App Endpoints with cURL Test Your Knowledge

Dockerizing the Web App

Introduction to Containers

Containerizing Apps Using Docker

Building and Running a Docker Container from a Dockerfile

Passing Additional Configurations to Docker Containers

What is Docker Compose?

Writing a Docker Compose File for the App

Using Docker Compose to Manage a Container

Test Your Knowledge

Can We Improve on the Docker Image?

How to Build Images Faster Reducing the Size of the Image Using Multistage Builds

Making the App Production Ready

What Else Does It Take to Make an App Production Ready?Adding Logs in the App Log Levels and Structured Logging Managing Logs with Docker Volumes Testing the Finished App Locally Test Your Knowledge

Summary

Appendix

Setting up a Local Environment for Developing Apps in Go Setting up Docker and Docker Compose Enable Caching in CI Builds

Building a REST App with Go, Gin, and Docker/

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Test Your Knowledge

Test what you have learned in this chapter with a quiz.

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Technical Quiz

1.

(Select all that apply.) What are advantages of using a container?

A.

It makes deployment of apps easy.

B.

It speeds up the build process.

C.

It can be shared and distributed easily.

D.

It packages all the app components in a Docker image, making it portable and scalable.

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