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Is this updated? I see in the suggested resources to learn Go there is a book created in 2015... The language and related patterns changed so little that that b

• q3k 6y ago
  > The language and related pattern changed so little that that book is still good? Pretty much yes, and TGPL/Effective Go are still very good resources to learn the language, if not still the best available. Probably the biggest changes since 2015 were constant stdlib improvements / extensions, and things like the context API becoming standardized across the ecosystem. Oh, and Go modules. Otherwise the language is pretty much unchanged.
  • s-video 6y ago
    I hope they write a second edition, and give the cover a red "GO 2" stamp graphic, like they did with ANSI C on the K&R second edition cover.
    • henvic 6y ago
      Maybe '<decade/year> edition' would be better :)
• petercooper 6y ago
  If you mean The Go Programming Language then yes, it's still a fine book. It doesn't cover new additions like Go modules, of course, but in terms of the core elements of the language, it stands up well. Are you going to probably want more once you've covered the essentials? Yes, but it'll put you in a great position to take on further material.
• wbl 6y ago
  I still use my K&R which proudly proclaims that it includes the new ANSI C 89.