How to build an API using Go

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  • mux

    A powerful HTTP router and URL matcher for building Go web servers with 🦍

    Now that we have set up the Go environment, we can start building our API. The first step is to choose a framework. There are several popular frameworks for building APIs in Go, such as Gorilla mux, Echo, and Gin. For this article, we'll use Gorilla mux.

  • Gin

    Gin is a HTTP web framework written in Go (Golang). It features a Martini-like API with much better performance -- up to 40 times faster. If you need smashing performance, get yourself some Gin.

    Now that we have set up the Go environment, we can start building our API. The first step is to choose a framework. There are several popular frameworks for building APIs in Go, such as Gorilla mux, Echo, and Gin. For this article, we'll use Gorilla mux.

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    Mirror of the official PostgreSQL GIT repository. Note that this is just a *mirror* - we don't work with pull requests on github. To contribute, please see https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Submitting_a_Patch

    Integrating with a database is a crucial step in building a production-ready API. There are many databases to choose from, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and more. In this section, we'll go over the steps for integrating Go with a database.

  • MySQL

    MySQL Server, the world's most popular open source database, and MySQL Cluster, a real-time, open source transactional database.

    Integrating with a database is a crucial step in building a production-ready API. There are many databases to choose from, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and more. In this section, we'll go over the steps for integrating Go with a database.

  • MongoDB

    The MongoDB Database

    Integrating with a database is a crucial step in building a production-ready API. There are many databases to choose from, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and more. In this section, we'll go over the steps for integrating Go with a database.

  • go

    The Go programming language

    Go is a modern programming language developed by Google that is gaining popularity among developers for building APIs. Go is a compiled language, which means that it produces fast and efficient code that can run on a variety of platforms. Go is also designed to be easy to read and write, making it a great choice for building large and complex software systems.

  • Echo

    High performance, minimalist Go web framework

    Now that we have set up the Go environment, we can start building our API. The first step is to choose a framework. There are several popular frameworks for building APIs in Go, such as Gorilla mux, Echo, and Gin. For this article, we'll use Gorilla mux.

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