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Learn HTTP Clients in Go

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Learn how to use HTTP in Golang to interact with APIs and the web. Make requests, handle responses, and use a JSON API.

What will you learn?

Learn the backbone of the modern web: HTTP network communications. You will be writing real HTTP requests in Go, then parsing and displaying the responses. Each challenge in this course is part of a larger application so that you will understand how HTTP is used in the real world.

Chapter List

1
Why HTTP?
Learn about HTTP and how it powers the majority of web communication
2
JSON
Learn one of the most popular data formatting notations in the programming world
3
DNS
Learn about domain names and how they map human-readable names to physical servers
4
URIs
Understand URIs and URLs at a deeper level
5
Headers
Practice adding custom headers to HTTP requests and learn about authorization
6
Methods
Learn about GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests
7
Paths
Learn how URL paths and query parameters relate to typical HTTP requests
8
HTTPS
Learn how to encrypt HTTP requests and keep them secure
9
Errors
Learn how to handle errors in Go
10
cURL
Use cURL and jq to make HTTP requests from the command line

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Nice course

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Manush Darji

India

Good starting point in regards to http/https basics and core concepts

(5/5)
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Collins Kiplangat

Kenya

super solid as always. excellent lesson, learned a ton. taught from first principles.

(5/5)
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Dan Magro

Port St. Lucie, FL

Understanding how communication over the Internet through protocols like HTTP can help you become a ...

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Aperrentis

United States

good course

(5/5)
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Airlangga Krishna

Indonesia

a bit to high level based on earlier projects. More of a introduction rather than anything deep dive...

(3/5)
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Oliver

Denmark

A kind introduction to a topic that leads deep. This is where the power of programming meets the po...

(5/5)
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JKnaughty K

United States

Great introduction to http clients before you jump into the deep end of web development.

(5/5)
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Aditya Mahapatra

India

extremely fun course!

(5/5)
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Todd Swift

Tampa FL

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