This document discusses the features and benefits of the Go programming language. It outlines that Go generates self-contained binaries, has a simple yet powerful design, includes a standard library and supports concurrency and testing. It provides examples of companies and popular projects using Go like Google, Uber, Kubernetes and Docker. The document recommends books for learning Go and provides references for further reading.

1. Development with Go
- Manjitsing K. Valvi

2. Features of GO
● Binaries:
○ Go generates binaries for your applications with all the dependencies built-in.
○ removes the need for you to install necessary runtimes running your
application.
○ Eases the task of deploying applications and providing necessary updates
across thousands of installations. (support for multiple OS and processor
architectures)
● Language Design:
○ simple and easy to understand
○ “Do More with Less” is the mantra

3. Features of GO
● Powerful standard library:
○ Go comes with a powerful standard library, distributed as packages
● Static Typing:
○ Go is a statically typed language and the compiler works hard to ensure that
the code is not just able to compile correctly but other type conversions and
compatibility are taken care of.
● Concurrency Support:
○ Go Concurrency primitives via go routines and channels makes concurrent
programming easy. Its ability to take advantage of multi-core processor
architectures and efficient memory is one of the reasons while Go code is
today running some of the most heavily used applications that are able to
scale.

4. Features of GO
● Testing Support:
○ Go Language brings Unit Testing right into the language itself. It provides a
simple mechanism to write your unit tests in parallel with your code. The
tooling also provides support to understand code coverage by your tests,
benchmarking tests and writing example code that is used in generating your
code documentation.

5. GO in go
● Between 2018 and 2019 the Go community has grown by 147% - Github
Some real life apps made using Go
● Golang banking app — Monzo
● Golang ecommerce app — Allegro
● Golang music app — SoundCloud
● Golang dating app — Badoo
● Golang ridesharing app — Uber
● Golang project management app — Timesheets
● Number of users increasing...

6. GO by famous companies
● Google : Used in internal projects
● Uber : In geofence service
● Twitch : Suitable for live videos and simultaneous chats
● Dailymotion : Automation APIs
● SendGrid : Simultaneous Asynchronous Programming
● Dropbox : Scaling in efficient manner
● SoundCloud : Static Analysis in real time

7. GO in go
● Some projects written in Go
○ Docker
○ Kubernetes
○ Fedora CoreOS
○ InfluxDB
○ Istio
○ Traefik
○ Hugo
○ Terraform
○ CockroachDB
○ Gravitational Teleport

8. Course Teaching & Exam scheme

9. Recommended Books

10. References
● https://www.xoriant.com/blog/product-engineering/go-programming-language-key-features.html
● https://making.pusher.com/my-5-favourite-features-of-go-and-how-to-use-them/
● https://medium.com/predict/top-golang-apps-6-best-apps-made-with-golang-829646a7d238
● https://www.infoworld.com/article/3442978/10-open-source-projects-proving-the-power-of-googl
e-go.html
● https://brainhub.eu/library/companies-using-golang/