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A Practical Guide
Serverless Go teaches you how to build scalable applications with the Go Language, the Serverless framework, and AWS Lambda. You will learn how to to design, develop, and test Serverless Go applications from planning to production.
About the Book
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Serverless Go: A Practical Guide is an extension to the Going Serverless book. In this version, you will learn how to design, build, and test a serverless CRUD API with the Go language and AWS Lambda.
Just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for doing the Serverless Go book. I have actually been looking to learn this area, bought your book, and will be going over it this weekend. Keep writing and shipping!
-- Daniel Ong
I just wanted to say thank you for your awesome article on Serverless Go. I’ve been struggling so much on that topic, but your article and code made it so clear on how to accomplish it. Look forward to reading more of your stuff (I bookmarked your site!)
-- Randy Lough
This book is aimed at developers with a basic understanding of the web, HTTP, and server-side technologies. You don't need any prior background in the Go Language, AWS, nor in serverless architectures.
What programming language are we using?
Go.
Which FaaS provider are we using?
Amazon Web Services (AWS Lambda.)
Is there source code available?
Yes. You will gain access to working code samples with your purchase. In Serverless Go: A Practical Guide, there will be one ready-to-deploy CRUD API code sample included with the book.
About the Author
Yos Riady is a software engineer and author of the books 'Going Serverless' and 'Serverless Go'. He has experience working in cross-functional teams at several tech companies from enterprises to startups. You can find him and his latest musings on software development at yos.io.
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