GoLab conference Courses

Level Up Your Backend with Cucumber Feature Tests

Upgrade backend testing with Cucumber feature tests. Write human-readable tests, improve communication, get free documentation, achieve 100% API coverage, and deploy confidently to production.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Putting the R in R&D: Research in Software Development

Explore real-world examples of how research shapes software projects, with code demonstrations in Go, Ruby, JavaScript, and Bash. Gain insights into the integral role of research in software careers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Key Takeaways from 5 Years of Developing and Maintaining Open Source Projects for iOS Device Automation

Explore reverse engineering, open-source development, and iOS automation using Go. Learn about community building, motivation, and overcoming technical challenges in long-term projects.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

eBPF for Go Developers: Use Cases and Implementation

Explore EBPF's potential in Go development, covering use cases, implementation strategies, and popular open-source projects. Gain insights to effectively integrate EBPF into your Go projects.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Safe by Construction - Writing Secure Code Without Thinking About Security

Learn robust coding techniques to create secure software without actively focusing on security. Explore key concepts, address complexity, and discover real-world applications for writing safer code.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Job of Go Maintainer - Professional Open-Source Maintenance

Explore the role of an independent Go maintainer, including sustainable funding models, aligning incentives, and making open-source maintenance a viable career path.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building Location-Based Recommendation Systems Using Google Geocoding and Go

Explore building location-based recommendation systems using Google's Geocoding API and Go. Learn about geospatial data analysis, SurrealDB's Geo functions, and the benefits of Go for this application.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Life, the Universe, and Everything GO

Embark on an interactive journey exploring Go's applications from microscopic to cosmic scales, challenging conventional thinking and expanding programming horizons.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Structured Logging for the Standard Library in Go 1.21 - log/slog Package

Explore Go 1.21's new structured logging package "log/slog". Learn its motivation, design, API, and high-performance features for easy, flexible, and fast logging.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Getting the Most Out of Dead Code Elimination

Optimize Go programs by understanding and leveraging dead code elimination. Learn to avoid problematic reflection methods and improve performance using real-world examples from popular projects.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Scaling Coffee with Goroutines

Learn to scale applications using goroutines, from a simple setup to handling 100x traffic. Explore concurrency, deployment strategies, and real-world examples through an accessible coffee shop analogy.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Level Up Your RDBMS Productivity in Go - Streamlining Database Management

Enhance RDBMS productivity in Go using SQL-first approach. Learn to integrate dbmate, sqlc, and testcontainers for efficient database management, type safety, and automated testing.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Gophers Like Waiting in Postgres Queue - Implementing Asynchronous Processing with Go and PostgreSQL

Implement reliable asynchronous job processing using Postgres as a queue mechanism in Go. Simplify architecture and improve observability for distributed workloads.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Visually Programming Go - Mixing Blockly and Go

Explore visual Go programming using Blockly, creating programs without writing code. Learn about lowering entry barriers, real-life examples, and the future of this innovative approach.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Zero to Func Main: Initializing Packages - Optimizing Go Program Startup

Explore techniques to measure and optimize Go program initialization, focusing on improving startup time for CLIs and short-lived processes.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video