To get the most out of this book

For this book, you need a laptop/PC with Linux (Ubuntu 18.04), macOS X >=10.13, or Windows installed. We will use Go 1.13.x as the version of our compiler and will install many third-party packages, so a working internet connection is required.

We will also use Docker in the final chapters to explain the concepts of API Gateway. Docker's latest stable version is recommended. If Windows users have problems with the native Go installation or using CURL for any examples, use Docker Desktop for Windows and run an Ubuntu container to test your code samples; refer to https://www.docker.com/docker-windows for more details.

Before diving into the book, refresh your language basics at https://tour.golang.org/welcome/1.

Even though these are the basic requirements, we will guide you through the installations whenever required.