Company
Date Published
Author
Olususi Oluyemi
Word count
2258
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on building a RESTful API using the Gin framework in Golang, aimed at enhancing developer productivity by reducing boilerplate code. It walks through the creation of a basic API for managing a list of companies, including operations to create, edit, delete, and retrieve company data without persistent storage, using a dummy data list instead. The tutorial includes instructions on setting up a development environment, defining data structures, implementing API endpoints, and writing unit tests with the Testify package. Additionally, it covers automating tests using CircleCI and linking projects to GitHub for continuous integration. The tutorial concludes by highlighting Gin's popularity in the Golang community and encourages readers to utilize the concepts learned in their own projects.