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#028 - Learning Go: A Discussion of the Language with the Author, Jon Bodner
Nov 20, 2023
Author of 'Learning Go' discusses writing the book and transitioning from Java to Go. They explore stability and trade-offs in software development. Balancing customer experience and reliability in mission-critical software. Sidecar applications and challenges in transitioning to Go. Favorite tools in the Go space and the challenges of immutability.
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- Jon Bodner transitioned from Java to Go and values Go's simplicity and Unix-inspired development style.
- Writing idiomatic Go code is important according to Jon Bodner, the author of Learning Go.
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The podcast episode begins with an introduction and a recommendation to check out another podcast called Cup O Go.
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