What is this?
A visual roadmap and curated list of libraries, tools and resources to follow when learning to become a Go (Golang) developer, covering things like web frameworks, databases, ORMs, caching, logging, testing and microservices.
A visual roadmap and curated list of libraries, tools and resources to follow when learning to become a Go (Golang) developer, covering things like web frameworks, databases, ORMs, caching, logging, testing and microservices.Is this a step-by-step course or just a reference chart?It's a reference chart plus a categorized list of resource links, not lessons or exercises; it's meant to show the landscape of Go tooling rather than teach it directly.
It's a reference chart plus a categorized list of resource links, not lessons or exercises; it's meant to show the landscape of Go tooling rather than teach it directly.Where should a beginner start?The roadmap suggests starting with prerequisites (Go itself, Go Modules, and SQL) before moving into general development skills like Git, HTTP and basic algorithms.
The roadmap suggests starting with prerequisites (Go itself, Go Modules, and SQL) before moving into general development skills like Git, HTTP and basic algorithms.Is this still being updated for the latest Go ecosystem?The README is titled '2021' while the GitHub description still says '2020', and entries are just library names with no explanations or version notes, so it's better as a starting point for further research than a current, maintained reference.
The README is titled '2021' while the GitHub description still says '2020', and entries are just library names with no explanations or version notes, so it's better as a starting point for further research than a current, maintained reference.Is the roadmap available in other languages?Yes, besides English there are versions in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian and Arabic, linked at the top of the README.
Yes, besides English there are versions in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian and Arabic, linked at the top of the README.Can I edit the roadmap diagram myself?Yes, the chart is built with Draw.io and the editable source is the golang-developer-roadmap.xml file, so you can open it in draw.io, update it, export as PNG and submit a PR.
Yes, the chart is built with Draw.io and the editable source is the golang-developer-roadmap.xml file, so you can open it in draw.io, update it, export as PNG and submit a PR.Why did the author make this roadmap?The author made it as a quick answer to the question What should I learn next as a Go developer, inspired by the existing ASP.NET Core Developer Roadmap.
The author made it as a quick answer to the question What should I learn next as a Go developer, inspired by the existing ASP.NET Core Developer Roadmap.Does it explain each listed tool or just name-drop it?It just name-drops tools and libraries by category (e.g. Validator, Testify, RabbitMQ) without descriptions, so you're expected to research each one yourself.
It just name-drops tools and libraries by category (e.g. Validator, Testify, RabbitMQ) without descriptions, so you're expected to research each one yourself.What are similar projects?every-programmer-should-know, awesome-modern-cpp, GoBooks, awesome-guidelines, hacker-laws-zh, go-patterns, Java, hacker-laws
every-programmer-should-know, awesome-modern-cpp, GoBooks, awesome-guidelines, hacker-laws-zh, go-patterns, Java, hacker-lawsWhich topics is it in?roadmap, software-engineering, best-practices, career, programming, github, golang, reference, beginner-friendly, guide, learning-resources, backend
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