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diff --git a/content/two-recent-go-talks.article b/content/two-recent-go-talks.article index 8e72336..0ae7120 100644 --- a/content/two-recent-go-talks.article +++ b/content/two-recent-go-talks.article @@ -6,15 +6,24 @@ Andrew Gerrand * Introduction -Late last year I wrote a couple of Go talks and presented them at [[http://thestrangeloop.com/][Strange Loop]], [[http://oredev.com][Øredev]], and various other venues. The talks are designed to give insight into the practice of Go programming, each describing the construction of a real program and demonstrating the power and depth of the Go language and its libraries and tools. +Late last year I wrote a couple of Go talks and presented them at [[http://thestrangeloop.com/][Strange Loop]], +[[http://oredev.com][Øredev]], and various other venues. +The talks are designed to give insight into the practice of Go programming, +each describing the construction of a real program and demonstrating the +power and depth of the Go language and its libraries and tools. The following videos are, in my opinion, the best recordings of these talks. * Go: a simple programming environment -Go is a general-purpose language that bridges the gap between efficient statically typed languages and productive dynamic language. But it’s not just the language that makes Go special – Go has broad and consistent standard libraries and powerful but simple tools. +Go is a general-purpose language that bridges the gap between efficient +statically typed languages and productive dynamic language. +But it’s not just the language that makes Go special – Go has broad +and consistent standard libraries and powerful but simple tools. -This talk gives an introduction to Go, followed by a tour of some real programs that demonstrate the power, scope, and simplicity of the Go programming environment. +This talk gives an introduction to Go, followed by a tour of some real programs +that demonstrate the power, +scope, and simplicity of the Go programming environment. .iframe //player.vimeo.com/video/53221558?badge=0 281 500 @@ -22,7 +31,14 @@ See the [[https://talks.golang.org/2012/simple.slide][slide deck]] (use the left * Go: code that grows with grace -One of Go's key design goals is code adaptability; that it should be easy to take a simple design and build upon it in a clean and natural way. In this talk I describe a simple "chat roulette" server that matches pairs of incoming TCP connections, and then use Go's concurrency mechanisms, interfaces, and standard library to extend it with a web interface and other features. While the function of the program changes dramatically, Go's flexibility preserves the original design as it grows. +One of Go's key design goals is code adaptability; +that it should be easy to take a simple design and build upon it in a clean and natural way. +In this talk I describe a simple "chat roulette" server that matches pairs +of incoming TCP connections, +and then use Go's concurrency mechanisms, +interfaces, and standard library to extend it with a web interface and other features. +While the function of the program changes dramatically, +Go's flexibility preserves the original design as it grows. .iframe //player.vimeo.com/video/53221560?badge=0 281 500 |