Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, path names, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "We'll also cover some concepts that are specific to Go, such as slice, panic, and defer."

A block of code is set as follows:

package mypackage

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

type Student struct{
    Person
    studentId int
}

func (s Student) GetStudentID()int{
    return s.studentId
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

go install

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "This is called type inference, since you infer the variable type from the provided value."