--- title: Networking, taught the way it should be — then built in Go description: A free, hands-on book covering computer networking fundamentals and network programming in Go. It targets three audiences simultaneously: networking beginners,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/networking-taught-the-way-it-should-be-then-built-in-go-zdu4dlqxz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Networking, taught the way it should be — then built in Go | daily.dev og:description: A free, hands-on book covering computer networking fundamentals and network programming in Go. It targets three audiences simultaneously: networking beginners,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/networking-taught-the-way-it-should-be-then-built-in-go-zdu4dlqxz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZdU4dlQXz.png og:image:alt: Networking, taught the way it should be — then built in Go og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Networking, taught the way it should be — then built in Go **[Kashitsuwa](https://daily.dev/sources/eexhvzfp824uaxinoymgz)** · [@kashitsuwa](https://daily.dev/kashitsuwa) · 1 min read · 46 upvotes · 11 comments ## Summary A free, hands-on book covering computer networking fundamentals and network programming in Go. It targets three audiences simultaneously: networking beginners, Go beginners, and experienced developers seeking a deep reference. The book progresses from theory (with story-driven explanations and historical context) through complete, runnable Go programs, all the way to building production-grade APIs and performing offensive/defensive security work. ## Content [https://sazardev.github.io/networking-with-go/](https://sazardev.github.io/networking-with-go/) This is a free, hands-on book that teaches computer networking and network programming in Go, end to end: how networks actually work, how to write real networking code in Go, and how to use that code to build production-grade APIs and do offensive/defensive security work. It's written for three readers at once — people new to networking, people new to Go, and working developers who already know both and want a deep, practical reference. Theory comes first, in a warm, story-driven voice with real history and analogies; every hands-on example is a complete, runnable Go program, not a fragment. ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@phatdangminh** · 2 upvotes > Thanks, this help me a lot! **@phatdangminh** · 2 upvotes > Many thanks **@andradei** · 2 upvotes > Nice! Things like these are a true gift. **@paulwatts** · 2 upvotes > Fantastic work and very generous of you to make it free. > > Much appreciated! **@lokl** · 1 upvotes > Thanks men, nice work :D ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Medium](https://daily.dev/posts/medium-btoog58n6) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Go for Rubyists: A Practical Guide to Learning Golang](https://daily.dev/posts/go-for-rubyists-a-practical-guide-to-learning-golang-rvgqrqlhx) · Ruby Flow · 20 upvotes · 1 comments - [Gist of Go: Concurrency is out\!](https://daily.dev/posts/gist-of-go-concurrency-is-out--m6aqrg3ek) · Anton Zhiyanov · 164 upvotes · 3 comments - [What’s the Go language really good for?](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-the-go-language-really-good-for--uuotwdm90) · InfoWorld · 123 upvotes · 11 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#golang](https://daily.dev/tags/golang), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/networking-taught-the-way-it-should-be-then-built-in-go-zdu4dlqxz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/networking-taught-the-way-it-should-be-then-built-in-go-zdu4dlqxz","headline":"Networking, taught the way it should be — then built in Go","text":"A free, hands-on book covering computer networking fundamentals and network programming in Go. 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