Part 4. Taking your applications to the cloud

Cloud computing is changing the way applications are built and operated. Go is an ideal language for building computing systems and applications that run in the cloud. Part 4 dives headlong into cloud computing.

Chapter 9 opens part 4 by describing what cloud computing is and the considerations for building applications running in the cloud. The patterns in this chapter make it easier to run and monitor applications in the cloud. Chapter 10 continues the cloud theme by showing you services working together and providing high-performance API communication. This is especially powerful when a microservice architecture is used.

Chapter 11 closes out part 4 and the book by looking at reflection and metaprogramming. Reflection makes working with static types easier and is widely used in Go because it’s inexpensive and accessible. Metaprogramming enables code generation, which opens a new door to the way some applications and libraries can be written.