Preface

Cloud computing and microservices are two very important concepts in modern software architecture. They represent key skills that ambitious software engineers need to acquire in order to design and build software applications capable of performing and scaling. Go is a modern cross-platform programming language that is very powerful yet simple; it is an excellent choice for microservices and cloud applications. Go is gaining increasing popularity and becoming a very attractive skill.

The book will take you on a journey into the world of microservices and cloud computing with the help of Go. It will start by covering the software architectural patterns of cloud applications as well as practical concepts regarding how to scale, distribute, and deploy those applications. From there, the book will pe deep into the techniques and design approaches that are needed for writing production-level microservices and their deployment into typical cloud environments.

After completing this book, you will have learned how to write effective production-grade microservices that are deployable to the cloud, practically understand the world of Amazon Web Services, and know how to build non-trivial Go applications.