Rootconf 2014

Takeaway from workshop

1. Learn how to use Go for continuous deployment/delivery of your application.

2. Get to know some of the powerful and differentiating features of Go.

3. Understand high level architecture of Go and get familiar with Go codebase.

Outline

Workshop breakup

1. Introduction to Go and its concepts and features.

2. Quick overview of Go and its sub-systems.

3. Go application and codebase hands-on.

4. Use case for Go.

Requirements

Software Requirements

1. Vagrant 1.4 or higher

2. VirtualBox 4.3.4 or higher

Note : Each Participant will be handed over a pen drive which will have Ubuntu virtualbox which is fully configured Go development environment. However if someone wants to setup development environment upfront then follow link https://github.com/gocd/documentation/blob/master/3/3.1.md

Things which can be done before workshop

1. learn Intellij keyboard shortcuts. Carry shortcut cheat sheet if required
   http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/docs/IntelliJIDEA_ReferenceCard.pdf

2. Basics of git http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository

3. Building Go
   https://github.com/gocd/documentation/blob/master/3/3.1.md#313-building-via-intellij-idea

4. Concepts in Go
   http://www.thoughtworks.com/products/docs/go/current/help/concepts_in_go.html

Speaker bio

Praveen S
Praveen has over 7 years of experience and has worked on multiple technologies during his career. He is with Go development team from last 2 years.

Md Ali Ejaz
Ali has been working as a developer on Go for last 1.5 years.

Links

• www.go.cd
• https://github.com/gocd

Slides

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13FYHshuwmACMR-FRfPm4tf_QXQftDnCo77VMw2QqBas/edit?usp=sharing