Inanc Gumus

Inanc Gumus has over 25 years of experience in software engineering. For the last eight years, he has been working as a consultant for Go programming, focusing on best practices and testing. Inanc is also an occasional open-source contributor to the official Go test package and teaches Go to more than 100,000 developers through his online courses, his blog, his YouTube channel, and his GitHub repository with over 20,000 stars.

books by Inanc Gumus

Go by Example

  • MEAP began October 2021
  • Last updated June 2025
  • This book is in development
  • ISBN 9781617299896
  • 300 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white

Go by Example teaches you to build high-quality Go programs by valuing simplicity, explicitness, composition, and testability. Through immersive, realistic projects, you'll learn to write idiomatic Go that's robust and adaptable, starting from the fundamentals. It's your practical guide to acquiring the "Go mindset," helping you to stop fighting the language and start delivering code that's a pleasure to work with. Easy-to-understand examples guide you through Go's essentials and advanced patterns.