Do you know that over 75% of projects in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, including Docker and Kubernetes, are written in Go? This Guided Project was created to help learners create database applications that can run as background processes or daemons using Go.
Linux Daemon with Go: Build a Webpage Database Crawler
Linux Daemon with Go: Build a Webpage Database Crawler
Instructor: Harrison Kong
Sponsored by Louisiana Workforce Commission
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1.5 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning
What you'll learn
Develop Linux daemon with Go
Communicate with web servers using HTTP
Extract key data from textual raw data
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Taught in English
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September 2024
No downloads or installation required
Only available on desktop
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About this Guided Project
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: Getting Started
Task 2: Fetch Each Article's HTML
Task 3: Extract Official Titles of the Web Articles
Practice Task: Regular Expression
Task 4: Generate a List of Keywords and Update Article
Task 5: Run Process as Daemon to Crawl Periodically
Cumulative Challenge
Recommended experience
Fundamental Golang (variables, functions, error handling). MySQL connection and row update with Go.
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Skill-based, hands-on learning
Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.
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Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.
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.
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