This document provides an overview of using the Go programming language with Google App Engine. It introduces Google App Engine and its competitors as platforms for hosting web applications in the cloud. It then discusses why the Go language is well-suited for App Engine, how to set up a development environment for Go and App Engine, and demonstrates a "Hello World" application deployed to App Engine. Additional resources for learning more about the Go language and developing with Go on App Engine are also provided.

1. Using Google’s Cloud – for Developers
Intro to using the Go Language
with Google App Engine
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3. About This Screencast
What is Go
Language?
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• Getting setup –
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4. Section 1
What is Google App Engine?

5. What is the GAE Service? Who is the
Competition?
Web Sites
on Google’s Cloud
Competitors
• AWS – Elastic Beanstalk
• Azure – Azure Websites
• Heroku - others

6. Core App Engine Services

7. DEMO
Finding Google App Engine in the Google Cloud Platform

8. Section 2
What is the Google Go Language?

9. Why use the Go Language for GAE?
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Simple, minimal syntax
Garbage collection built-in
A flexible interface system
Easy concurrency support via goroutines
Fast compilation times
Simple compile build/run procedures
Statically linked binaries that are simple to deploy
Fun to write
More at “The Case for Go” -- https://gist.github.com/ungerik/3731476

10. Taking the Go Language ‘Tour’
74 practice exercises with ZERO setup – run in your browser!

11. Setup for Go Language Development
 Download Go language SDK
 Download Sublime (IDE) add-in for Go language
 Verify setup

12. DEMOat Go Language setup using Sublime w/GoSublime
Looking
add-in

13. Section 3
Using the Go language with Google App
Engine

14. Setup for Go and GAE Development
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Download Google Cloud SDK (for GAE) for Go Language
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Install Python 2.7 or greater
Setup a test project (web site destination) via the GAE console

15. DEMO
Hello World on GAE with Go language

16. About Cloud Service Feature Status
Information
GA – Generally Available
Always available
in Python / Java
Sometimes
available in PHP
/ Go
Preview
Features will
become GA
Regular Preview
is available for all
Limited Preview is
available by
request only
Experimental
3rd Party Provided
Features may
become GA
Some are free to
Available for all
try
Trusted Tester
Most have fees
only (available for
approved testers
only)

17. Learn more…Go Language
Main Go
Language site
• http://golang.org/
• http://golang.org/doc/install
Installing Go
Setup Sublime
(IDE) for Go
Go Language
Koans
Go Language
Bootcamp
• https://github.com/DisposaBoy/GoSublime (scroll down)
• https://github.com/VictorDenisov/go_koans
• http://www.golangbootcamp.com/book

18. Learn more…Google App Engine and Go
Language
 GAE and GO
getting started –
here
 Try out stuff – like
Word Count 

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