// Tech Talk //
Build Your First Command Line Tool in Go
Video
About the Talk
Command line tools are amazing. They are simple, easy to automate, and fun to build. In this Tech Talk, we’ll build a simple command line tool that helps us run our D&D campaign, package it up, and set up GitHub actions to build our tool.
What You’ll Learn
- How to build a command line tool in go
- How to package your command line tool and upload it to GitHub releases
This Talk Is Designed For
Any developer who wants to build a command line application
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of Golang and how to setup a Golang environment
Resources
Golang
Golang documentation How to code in Go [eBook on DigitalOcean Community] The Go Programming Language [Book] How To Use the Flag Package in Go [DigitalOcean Tutorial] Go: The Complete Developer’s Guide, by Stephen Grider [Udemy]
GitHub Actions
Simplify your workflow
RegEx Pal: test your Javascript and PCRE regular expressions Getting started on DigitalOcean: simplify your cloud
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author
Mason is currently a Sr. Developer Advocate at DigitalOcean who specializes in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and Python.
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