Learn HTTP Servers in Go
HTTP servers are the backbone of modern web applications, and to be a backend developer you need to know how they work inside and out. Also available in:
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Lane Wagner
Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.
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Learn how to build and HTTP web server from scratch in the Go programming language. You'll build a production ready JSON API using fairly minimalistic tools. You'll incorporate middleware, routing, logging, webhooks, authentication, authorization, JWTs, and more. This course is the coup-de-grace for any aspiring backend developer.
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Loved the pacing and depth.
Sohail Najar
Singapore
Solid overview with just enough depth to be practical.
Ali
Iran
Helpful examples and explanations.
Curtis Halpin
Santa Cruz, CA
I appreciated how the instructor broke down the core concepts into digestible steps. The examples were practical and mirrored what I encounter in my day-to-day work. In particular, the section on error handling and observability tied everything together. If I had a minor nitpick, it would be that the pacing sped up in the last module, but the accompanying notes and code samples made it easy to revisit and cement the ideas.
Srinivasa Chaitanya Chaganty
Hyderabad,India
I appreciated how the instructor broke down the core concepts into digestible steps. The examples were practical and mirrored what I encounter in my day-to-day work. In particular, the section on error handling and observability tied everything together. If I had a minor nitpick, it would be that the pacing sped up in the last module, but the accompanying notes and code samples made it easy to revisit and cement the ideas.
Arjunbir Singh
India
The real-world context made the concepts click for me.
Josiah Bell
Bellevue, NE
The real-world context made the concepts click for me.
David Kariuki
Rwanda
Fantastic! The explanations were crisp and the demos were grounded in real engineering scenarios. What stood out to me was the clear discussion around testing strategies and how to evolve a codebase over time. The sample repository was well-structured and made it simple to jump between sections. I’d love to see a follow-up lesson that goes deeper into profiling and performance tuning.
Wellington Anthony Johnson II
Atlanta, GA
Short but impactful—taught me exactly what I needed.
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