A Quick Introduction to System Tools Programming with Go

Half Day Afternoon
(1:30 pm-5:00 pm)

Grand Ballroom D

LISA14: Dev-Ops
T7
Chris "Mac" McEniry, Sony Network Entertainment
Description: 

This tutorial provides an introduction to Go with a focus on using it for everyday tooling.

Who should attend: 

Sysadmins who want to develop their own tooling, or have a general interest in the Go programming language.

Take back to work: 

Ability to read and write the Go language. Create, understand, and extend tools written in Go.

Topics include: 
  • Understanding of the applicability of Go to everyday work
  • The Go environment and toolset
  • Go language fundamentals:
  • Control Structures
  • Functions
  • Data Types
  • Methods and Interfaces
  • Goroutines
  • Channels
Presentation Type: 
Training