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Build a Blog Aggregator in Go

Build an RSS-powered Go backend with a database, background work, and a real API shape.

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What you'll learn in this Go course

In this guided project you'll practice building a CLI in Go, and you'll use production-ready database tools like PostgreSQL, SQLc, Goose, and psql. This won't just be another CLI utility, but a service that has a long-running service worker that reaches out over the internet to fetch data from remote locations.

Chapter List

1
Config
Build a system for the CLI tool that allows users to get and set configuration values
2
Database
Set up Postgres, Goose and SQLC to allow your CLI application to store and retrieve data.
3
RSS
Build functions that will download and parse data from RSS feeds
4
Following
Add to the multiplayer features of the project by allowing users to follow other RSS feeds
5
Aggregate
Turn your CLI into a long running service that continously aggregates posts from RSS feeds.

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Super fun and easy to follow!

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Rastko Andonov

Serbia

This is another great course! I am amazed at how helpful Boots is. This is an AI? Wow.

(5/5)
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Kent J Siemers

Pleasant Lake, Michigan

Crazy, it's so super hard at the first time I've tried but by the time, it get handed and I feel super exciting when doing this

(5/5)
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Long Đoàn

Vietnam

Good training. The individual tasks are big compared to usual training lessons, but one can learn a lot.

(4/5)
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Reto E.

Switzerland

this project is really go to get your hands dirty with sql and use of goose and sqlc and i like how they start to reduce the hand holding as the project goes on, this makes you think on your own and make decisions for yourself concerning the project

(5/5)
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Paa Kwasi Kesse Manfo Owusu

East Legon, Ghana

This was my favourite project so far. It's equal parts fun, relevant to the previous material, and a challenge(but in the best way).

(5/5)
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Jack Fretwell

Liverpool

Loved it. Challenging, but rewarding.

(5/5)
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Pedro Torreão

Brazil

I had tons of fun practicing both SQL and Go while working through this project! Highly recommended if you are looking to strengthen (and test) your skills in both.

(5/5)
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Hernan Alberto Aguilera Abril

Germany

I feel it relies a lot on methods and functions not well taught in this or in prior lessons building to this project lesson. A lot of forfeiting creating it on my own just so I can try and learn the code I'm expected to use yet was never taught how.

(2/5)
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John Robert

United States

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