Querying a libsql database hosted on turso with cURL. Using a remote sqlite-like db with turso api to query data.

Introduction

In this section of the series, we will be exploring how to send a GET HTTP request in golang. We will be understanding how to send a basic GET request, create an HTTP request and customize the client, add headers, read the response body, etc in the following sections of this post.

What is a GET method?

A GET method in the context of an HTTP request is an action that is used to obtain data/resources. The GET method is used in a web application to get a resource like an HTML page, image, video, media, etc.

Introduction

We have done around 32 posts on the fundamental concepts in golang, With that basic foundation, I’d like to start with the new section of this series which will be a major one as web-development. This section will have nearly 40-50 posts, this will cover the fundamental concepts for web development like APIs, Database integrations, Authentication and Authorizations, Web applications, static sites, etc.

What is a URL?

A URL is a Uniform Resource Locator. It is a string of characters that identifies a resource on the Internet. URLs are the building blocks of the web, allowing us to access websites, documents, and data with just a click. URLs are all over the place, if we want to build a strong foundation in web development, it’s quite important to understand what URLs actually mean and what can they store.

Introduction

In this part of the series, we will be continuing with the concurrency features of golang with channels. In the last post, we covered the fundamentals of go routines and wait groups. By leveraging those understood concepts, we will explore channels to communicate the data between various go routines.

What are Channels

A golang Channel is like a pipe that lets goroutines communicate. It lets you pass values from one goroutine to another. Channels are typed i.e. you declare them with chan keyword followed by the type to be sent and received (e.g. chan int). The chan type specifies the type of values that will be passed through the channel. We will explore the detailed technicalities soon. Right now, we need to just focus on what problem is channels solving.

Query MindsDB API with Grafbase as a GraphQL endpoint

Introduction

One of the key features that set Go apart from many other languages is its native support for Goroutines - lightweight concurrent functions that can run concurrently and efficiently manage concurrency tasks. Goroutines are an essential aspect of Go’s concurrency model, enabling developers to build highly concurrent and performant applications effortlessly.

In this blog post, we will dive into the world of Goroutines and explore how they work, why they are essential for concurrent programming in Go, and how they can greatly improve the responsiveness and efficiency of your applications. This post will cover go routines and a primer on wait groups, in the next article we will be looking deeply into channels where all these three things can be demonstrated and understood in a better and more useful way.

Introduction

In the 29th post of the series, we will be looking into generics in Golang. Generics were added in Golang version 1.18, so they are quite new in the world of Golang but the concept is quite old in other programming languages.

Generics provide a powerful toolset for writing more expressive and concise code that can handle a wide range of data types. With generics, we can write reusable algorithms, data structures, and functions that work seamlessly with various types, without sacrificing type safety.

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Unofficial go SDK for Google Generative AI LLM PaLM2 API.

Introduction

In the 28th post of the series, I will be exploring date and time handling in Golang. We will be covering the following topics:

• Date and Time parsing

• Time Duration

• Time and Date Arithmetic

• Timezones

• Sleep and Tickers

This will cover most of the methods and properties used extensively in general use cases related to time and date operations.

Time package

The Golang standard library provides the time package to handle date and time-related operations. It has a lot of methods and constants to work and handle data related to time and dates.