Backend Web Development with Go: Build an E-Manual Server

Backend Web Development with Go: Build an E-Manual Server

Instructor: Harrison Kong

What you'll learn

Create web server using Go's http package
Serve web pages using Go's html templates
Serve static resources using Go's http package

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About this Guided Project

In this 1.5-hour long guided project, you will create a web server that serves electronic manual pages with Golang's built-in packages.

Go (also known as Golang) is a programming language that is created, supported, and used by Google and many major organizations. It is particularly suitable for internet applications thank to its ready-to-use packages. We will cover serving HTML contents with HTTP protocols, as well as preventing malicious access with regular expressions. This course is aimed at learners who are proficient with core Golang (variables, data types, flow control, functions, packages) and experience with HTML. Knowledge of HTTP protocol is helpful but not required. "Golang for Beginners: Data Types, Functions, and Packages" highly recommended as a prerequisite.

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

Task 1: Introduction and Project Overview
Task 2: Create the Web Server Scaffolding
Task 3: Serve Web Pages Using Templates
Optional: Practice Task 1
Task 4: Scan for Available Manual Pages
Task 5: Display Available Manual Pages
Task 6: Add Support for Static Resources
Optional: Practice Task 2
Optional: Cumulative Challenge: Free Movie Pass

Recommended experience

Programming experience with Go (functions, variables, modules). Web Development with HTML

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Harrison Kong

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No downloads or installation required
Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.
Available only on desktop
This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.