Go Programming: Build APIs with gRPC and Protocol Buffers — PickAClass
3.7 (3) ⏱ 2h 54m 📚 29 lessons

Go Programming: Build APIs with gRPC and Protocol Buffers

Master Go language fundamentals, leverage concurrency with goroutines, and build high-performance APIs using Protocol Buffers and gRPC.

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Building fast, scalable, and modern backend systems requires a language designed for concurrency and high performance. Go has become the industry standard for cloud-native applications, microservices, and efficient API development. This text-based course guides you from Go basics to constructing efficient APIs. You will start with core syntax and data structures, progress to concurrency, and learn how to build high-performance APIs using gRPC and Protocol Buffers. What you'll learn: - Learn foundational Go syntax, data types, pointers, and essential data structures like slices and maps - Understand concurrency models by implementing goroutines and channels for parallel execution - Design and serialize data efficiently using Protocol Buffers - Build and configure high-performance gRPC and RESTful APIs from scratch - Apply modern Go standards including Go modules, structured logging, and robust error handling - Organize and structure API projects following clean, industry-standard directory layouts You will begin by mastering fundamental Go syntax and standard library features before diving deep into concurrent programming. From there, you will transition to API design, learning how to write, test, and run gRPC services through structured written tutorials and code walkthroughs. This course is designed for beginning developers and backend engineers who want to learn Go and modern API development. No prior experience with Go, gRPC, or Protocol Buffers is required. Start reading today to build fast, reliable, and concurrent backend systems in Go.

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Practice questions 26 / 28
Assignments submitted 4 (avg 4.5 / 5)
Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
Total practice 6.2 hrs
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Time to completion 11 days (median: 22)
Mastery score 91 / 100
Practice-question score 94%
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Reviews (3)

Siti Khadijah binti Mohd Tahir MY Verified learner
★ 4 · July 20, 2026

Decent material and presentation. The flow was mostly intuitive, and the applicability is there. Could be improved with more varied exercises.

Jana Dvořáková CZ
★ 3 · July 14, 2026

Really enjoyed the flow of this. The practical applications discussed were spot on. Great course!

هيا بنت محمد بن عبد العزيز آل ثاني QA Verified learner
★ 4 · May 25, 2026

Good introduction. I appreciated the clear steps, although some of the later modules could have used more examples.

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