GoLang 10-Day Path for DevOps (Extended to 30 Days)

Welcome to the GoLang 30-Day Path for DevOps and Platform Engineering! This guide is designed to help you learn and apply GoLang in DevOps workflows and platform engineering over the course of 30 days.

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of programming concepts.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices.
• GoLang installed on your system. Install Go

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Day-by-Day Plan

Day 1: Introduction to GoLang

• Learn the basics of GoLang: syntax, variables, and data types.
• Resources:
  • Go Tour
  • GoLang Documentation

Day 2: Functions and Packages

• Understand functions, packages, and modular programming in Go.
• Practice creating and importing packages.

Day 3: Error Handling

• Learn Go's error handling mechanisms.
• Implement error handling in sample programs.

Day 4: Concurrency in Go

• Explore goroutines and channels.
• Write concurrent programs for DevOps tasks.

Day 5: File and Network Operations

• Work with file I/O and network operations.
• Build a simple HTTP server.

Day 6: Working with APIs

• Learn to consume and create REST APIs using Go.
• Use libraries like net/http and gorilla/mux.

Day 7: Automation with Go

• Automate DevOps tasks such as CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning.
• Integrate Go with tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

Day 8: Testing in Go

• Write unit tests using Go's testing package.
• Learn about mocking and test coverage.

Day 9: Logging and Monitoring

• Implement logging using Go libraries like log and logrus.
• Integrate monitoring tools for Go applications.

Day 10: Build a DevOps Tool

• Apply everything you've learned to build a small DevOps tool.
• Example: A CLI tool for managing Docker containers.

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Day 11: Advanced Concurrency

• Dive deeper into goroutines, channels, and worker pools.
• Optimize concurrent programs for performance.

Day 12: Go Modules and Dependency Management

• Learn about Go modules and versioning.
• Manage dependencies effectively in large projects.

Day 13: Building CLI Tools

• Create command-line tools using Go.
• Use libraries like cobra and urfave/cli.

Day 14: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Use Go to interact with IaC tools like Terraform and Pulumi.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning.

Day 15: Kubernetes Operators with Go

• Learn to build Kubernetes operators using the controller-runtime library.
• Manage custom resources in Kubernetes.

Day 16: Event-Driven Programming

• Implement event-driven architectures using Go.
• Work with message queues like RabbitMQ and Kafka.

Day 17: Security in Go Applications

• Secure your Go applications with best practices.
• Use libraries for encryption, authentication, and authorization.

Day 18: Distributed Systems with Go

• Build distributed systems using Go.
• Learn about RPC frameworks like gRPC.

Day 19: Observability in Go

• Implement observability using tracing, metrics, and logging.
• Use tools like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus.

Day 20: Advanced API Development

• Build advanced REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Implement middleware and rate limiting.

Day 21: Working with Databases

• Interact with SQL and NoSQL databases using Go.
• Use libraries like gorm and mongo-go-driver.

Day 22: Containerization with Go

• Build and manage Docker containers using Go.
• Use libraries like docker/docker for container orchestration.

Day 23: Cloud Development with Go

• Interact with cloud providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure using Go SDKs.
• Automate cloud resource management.

Day 24: Performance Optimization

• Profile and optimize Go applications.
• Use tools like pprof and benchstat.

Day 25: Building Microservices

• Design and implement microservices using Go.
• Use frameworks like go-kit and micro.

Day 26: Service Mesh Integration

• Integrate Go applications with service meshes like Istio and Linkerd.
• Manage traffic and observability.

Day 27: Serverless Applications

• Build serverless applications using Go.
• Deploy to platforms like AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions.

Day 28: Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Automate CI/CD pipelines using Go.
• Integrate with tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI.

Day 29: Advanced Networking

• Work with advanced networking concepts in Go.
• Implement custom protocols and load balancers.

Day 30: Build a Platform Engineering Tool

• Apply everything you've learned to build a platform engineering tool.
• Example: A tool for managing Kubernetes clusters or CI/CD pipelines.

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Additional Resources

• GoLang Blog
• Awesome Go
• DevOps Roadmap

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Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this guide by submitting a pull request or opening an issue.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Happy coding!