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Working with Go images

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Michael Okoko
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This tutorial guides readers through creating dynamic avatars using the Go programming language, focusing on rendering user avatars based on their initials. The process involves setting up a Go environment, installing necessary dependencies like `image`, `freetype`, and `chi`, and coding functions to generate an avatar image canvas, convert HEX color codes to RGBA, and draw text on the canvas. The tutorial demonstrates how to serve these generated avatars over HTTP using the `chi` router, enabling users to view them in a browser. The tutorial also suggests enhancing the avatars by selecting background colors based on the initials' hash and provides the complete source code on GitLab for further exploration.