Preface

Back in October 2013 after writing the GoingGo.net blog for a few months, I received a call from Brian Ketelsen and Erik St. Martin. They were in the process of writing this book and asked if I would be a part of it. I jumped at the opportunity and started writing. I was still very new to Go at the time, so this was a great chance to learn more about the language, work with Brian and Erik and share what I learned at a greater scale than the blog.

After we finished the first four chapters, we released the book under the Manning Early Access Program (MEAP). Soon after, we received an email from a member of the language team. This person provided a review that contained a detailed set of changes plus a wealth of knowledge, advice, encouragement, ...

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