{"id":192700,"date":"2025-01-30T06:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=192700"},"modified":"2025-01-26T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T17:24:48","slug":"all-about-backend-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-backend-go","title":{"rendered":"What is Backend Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"192700\" class=\"elementor elementor-192700\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208472f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"208472f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24321a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b24321a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Go (or Golang) is a language developed by Google that has become an excellent choice for backend developers. This is due to Go&#8217;s strong ability to handle complex systems along with its great efficiency in terms of productivity.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e5ef4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b6e5ef4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff18d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff18d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concurrency Management<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ecc5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1ecc5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-back-end\">Backend development<\/a> often requires <\/span><b>handling numerous connections and processes simultaneously<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Go offers outstanding <\/span><b><i>support for concurrency<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through its <\/span><b>goroutines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>channels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system. Goroutines enable the creation of lightweight threads with simple syntax, ideal for constructing backend applications that need to manage thousands of requests at once. This simplifies the building of scalable backend applications without the complexity associated with multithreading programming in other languages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the concurrency support Go provides, managing large-scale loads is easier without <\/span><b>compromising performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is extremely valuable in developing modern backend applications that must process millions of requests while delivering extremely short response times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0c59e elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c0c59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more about Golang<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac145b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ac145b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5606044 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"5606044\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133a05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"133a05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-192706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2.webp 512w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a7fc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"47a7fc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae7f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ae7f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goroutines are functions that can run concurrently (or in parallel) but with lighter management than traditional threads.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16758e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"16758e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dae0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dae0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Static Typing<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c287ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c287ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go is a <\/span><b>statically typed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> language, meaning type errors are detected during compilation instead of runtime. This ensures greater code stability and helps developers avoid common errors that can surface later in the development cycle. This feature makes Go particularly suitable for backend development.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe7241 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cbe7241\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df1ae5 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"0df1ae5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a1b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0a1b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-192707\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image3.webp 512w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image3-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image3-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416b0d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"416b0d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb860ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb860ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Static typing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enhances code maintenance and readability. Additionally, Go includes a fast compilation system that allows developers to quickly see the outcomes of their changes without the long waits often associated with other statically typed programming languages.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71cc7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b71cc7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe97a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbe97a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standard Library<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6295dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6295dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go&#8217;s standard library comprises numerous essential tools for web development, including the <\/span><b>net\/http<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> package, which allows developers to build HTTP servers with ease. Thus, without complex external dependencies, a developer can quickly create a <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/api-the-path-to-seamless-integration\">RESTful API<\/a> or other backend services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tools provided by this standard library are well-suited to modern needs, with a strong emphasis on performance and simplicity. For example, the native support for JSON parsing is highly convenient for modern web services that frequently need to communicate with clients and third-party applications.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45b7e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b45b7e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807bf63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"807bf63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Built-in Unit Testing<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd85608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd85608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go has built-in testing support, allowing developers to easily create unit tests, which are crucial but often overlooked. They ensure the quality and reliability of the code, particularly in critical environments, where every component must work flawlessly without interruption. These tests are important for identifying potential issues and ensuring that updates do not degrade service quality.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The fact that Go provides this capability natively greatly simplifies developers&#8217; lives. There is no need to seek out third-party frameworks to conduct basic tests, and it encourages good code hygiene from the project&#8217;s outset.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1bdb6 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dd1bdb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn all about Golang<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e093d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f8e093d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9007245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9007245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Memory Management<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d6623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03d6623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go&#8217;s memory management is particularly efficient. It features a component known as the <\/span><b>garbage collector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which ensures that memory is freed when not in use, minimizing pauses and optimizing overall efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9430c5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9430c5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5a015 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"cd5a015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e46fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8e46fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-192706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2.webp 512w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/image2-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7117302 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7117302\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cf755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73cf755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>garbage collector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (abbreviated as <\/span><b>GC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) identifies objects that are no longer needed by the program and automatically frees the memory they occupy. The GC helps reduce memory leaks and ensures continuous application operation without degrading performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b903c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e7b903c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74437dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74437dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example: Developing a Go Server and a REST API<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe33ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe33ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To concretely understand the simplicity and power of Go in backend development, let&#8217;s develop a very simple web server and a basic REST API.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3b4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce3b4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font size=\"4\">1. Begin by initializing the project and the Go module:<\/font><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e174a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"16e174a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-go \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-go\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>mkdir dst_go_project\r\ncd dst_go_project\r\ngo mod init dst_go_project<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8477a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8477a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will create the <\/span><b>go.mod<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> file, which manages the project&#8217;s dependencies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ba059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9ba059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font size=\"4\">2. Now create the main.go file, which will contain the HTTP server code:<\/font><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c240be elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"8c240be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-go \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-go\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>package main\r\n\r\nimport (\r\n    \"fmt\"\r\n    \"net\/http\"\r\n)\r\n\r\n\/\/ Handles requests to the root URL (\"\/\")\r\nfunc homeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {\r\n    \/\/ Send a simple welcome message as a response\r\n    fmt.Fprintf(w, \"Welcome here!\")\r\n}\r\n\r\nfunc main() {\r\n    \/\/ Register the handler for the root URL\r\n    http.HandleFunc(\"\/\", homeHandler)\r\n    fmt.Println(\"Server started on port 8080...\")\r\n    \/\/ Start the server on port 8080\r\n    http.ListenAndServe(\":8080\", nil)\r\n}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d7264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6d7264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This code defines a simple HTTP server that listens on port 8080. The <\/span><b>homeHandler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> function is called to handle requests to the root, returning a basic response.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de2b85 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2de2b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our courses<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73957a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a73957a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font size=\"4\">3. Let's create a basic REST API:<\/font><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf705c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf705c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add a route for a REST API by modifying the main.go file as follows:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bde61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"12bde61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-go \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-go\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>package main\r\n\r\nimport (\r\n    \"encoding\/json\"\r\n    \"fmt\"\r\n    \"net\/http\"\r\n)\r\n\r\ntype Message struct {\r\n    Content string `json:\"content\"`\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/\/ Handles requests to the \"\/api\" URL\r\nfunc apiHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {\r\n    \/\/ Create a message to send as JSON\r\n    message := Message{Content: \"Hello, this is our Go API!\"}\r\n    w.Header().Set(\"Content-Type\", \"application\/json\")\r\n    json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(message)\r\n}\r\n\r\nfunc main() {\r\n    http.HandleFunc(\"\/\", homeHandler)\r\n    http.HandleFunc(\"\/api\", apiHandler)\r\n    fmt.Println(\"Server started on port 8080...\")\r\n    http.ListenAndServe(\":8080\", nil)\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb162d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb162d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The server now has a <\/span><b>\/api<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> route that will return a message in JSON format.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e12bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4e12bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font size=\"4\">4. Start the server:<\/font><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e73144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e73144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following command launches the server, which will be accessible at <\/span><b>http:\/\/localhost:8080\/<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the API at <\/span><b>http:\/\/localhost:8080\/api<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67a9eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"b67a9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-go \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-go\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>go run main.go<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87149f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"87149f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a8265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a8265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5209374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5209374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go is a programming language that excels due to its ability to efficiently address the requirements of <\/span><b>modern backend development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With its concurrency support via goroutines, static typing, and a comprehensive standard library packed with numerous built-in tools, Go is an invaluable asset for <\/span><b>creating robust and scalable applications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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